Lot 2031
Teotihuacan Stone Figure Serpentine Stone
Sold June 27, 2025
- Price realized
- $70
Price realized is the winning bid (hammer price) and excludes buyer’s premium.
About this lot
Estimated Value: $ 300-1,000
Origin: Teotihuacan, Mexico Pre-Columbian 3rd- 7th Century
Dimensions: 4x2in
Condition: A small flake is missing from the top foot and body
Additional Information: Ancient City Teotihuacan, Mexican hand carved and polished serpentine green and white stone. The carving is of a figure that has squared off shoulders and a boxy head and legs, straight arms, with simple facial details. The carving is thin and the back has no carved detail.
The sculpture was used for daily rituals and associated with burials which is connected to the city’s spiritual belief system.
Teotihuacan is about 50 miles outside of Mexico City. Along with the Olmecs, often referred to as one of the cradles of Mexican and Hispanic culture. Between 400 and 600 AD, the city had a greater population than London and Paris during those years. The city was abandoned around 800 AD and ethnographers still don’t why as is the case with the Maya. The Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon are visually stunning.
Lot details
- Lot
- 2031
- Closed
- June 27, 2025
