Xochipala culture, Guerrero State, Mexico
Middle Preclassic, 1200-600 B.C.C.
Grey-beige ceramic with remains of red pigment
H. 11.2 cm
Xochipala standing ballplayer with ring-like protectors on proper right arm, buffware with traces of red pigment, Mexico
H. 4 ½ in
Provenance:
Private American collection, acquired 1989
Merrin Gallery, New York
Joyce Strauss, Denver, acquired before 1972, active mid-1960s to 1980s
Publications:
Johnson, Harmer, Guide to the Arts of the Americas, Rizzoli, New York, 1992, p. 66C.
Griffin, Gillett G., "Olmec Forms and Materials Found in Central Guerrero," in The Olmec and Their Neighbors: Essays in Memory of Matthew W. Stirling, Benson, Elizabeth, P., (ed.), Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collections, Washington D.C., 1981, pp. 209 - 222, fig. 12.
Gay, Carlo T.E., Xochipala: The Beginnings of Olmec Art, The Art Museum, Princeton University, Princeton, 1972, p. 33, fig. 19.
Exhibitions:
The Art Museum, Princeton University, Xochipala: The Beginnings of Olmec Art, Princeton, 11 January - 13 February 1972
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