On view
Art of the Ancient Americas
Seated corpulent man,
1000–500 BCE
Olmec style
Middle Formative Period
2018-70
Information
Title
Seated corpulent man
Dates
1000–500 BCE
Medium
Dark green serpentine
Dimensions
10.5 × 10 × 10 cm (4 1/8 × 3 15/16 × 3 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Object Number
2018-70
Place Made
North America, El Salvador, Chalchuapa or vicinity
Culture
Period
Type
Materials
Techniques
Subject
Roberto Ardón, Los Angeles [1]; June, 1968, sold to André Emmerich, New York (OM 43) [2]; June 17, 1969, sold to Howard J. and Saretta Barnet, New York [3]; 14 May, 2018, sold through Sotheby’s, The Shape of Beauty: Sculpture from the Collection of Howard and Saretta Barnet, lot 18, to the Princeton University Art Museum.
Notes:
[1] According to Emmerich archive card. Copy in the curatorial file.
[2] Ibid.
[3] According to Emmerich invoice. Copy in the curatorial file.
