Green Stone Olmec Maskette on Stand

Originates from: Veracruz, Mexico

Era: 900 - 600 BCE

Dimensions: 4” H x 2.5” W x 2” D 

A stunning and rare example of an Olmec Maskette, carved of green stone, from the Veracruz region of Mexico, circa 900 BCE. A beautiful example with lovely proportionality and almost swollen features. These masks were worn as bodily ornaments by high ranking elites, nobility or shamans in the Olmec culture as a show of status and rank and are believed to be carved in depiction of ancestral figures. A very rare example and extremely beautiful in it’s visual appeal - displayed on custom stand. 

Provenance: important Canadian collection of antiquities, purchased through Doyle, New York, 2000’s.