Olmec Blackware Head Vessel, Flayed-Face Mask, Cinnabar
Updated August 26, 2026
| Lot number | 0009 |
| Estimate | $2,500 - $3,500 |
| Opening bid | $500 |
| Auction | DAY 1 Pre-Columbian, Native American, Fossils |
| Date | September 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT |
| Auction house | Artemis Fine Arts |
| Location | Louisville, Colorado |
Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Olmec regions, ca. 1000–600 BCE. A modeled blackware vessel in the form of a human head, the burnished surface pulled to a lustrous graphite sheen and the mouth thrown wide
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