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A miniature Olmec blue agate ritual maskette

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A miniature Olmec blue agate ritual maskette

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Description

A miniature Olmec blue agate ritual maskette 3”h x 3.5”w. Provenance: David Cole was an influential dealer of California avant garde art during the 1950s and 1960s with a gallery in San Francisco and Los Angeles. He worked closely with Lee Mullican and Gordon Onslow-Ford, Dynaton artists, who were both drawn to the imagery and mythology of the Pre-Columbian peoples of Central and South America

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A miniature Olmec blue agate ritual maskette

Name: A miniature Olmec blue agate ritual maskette
SKU: 171096183
Price: 300 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $400 - $600

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