Standing Figurine

Culture: Olmec
Period: Middle Formative period, c.900–300 BCE
Date: c.750–550 BCE
Material: Stone
from: Veracruz state, Mexico, North and Central America
Classification: Jades, sculpture
Collection: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Current Location: On View, Gallery 113
Dimensions: 5 1/8 x 2 3/8 x 1 7/8 in. (13 x 6 x 4.8 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Morton D. May
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 379:1978

Everett Rassiga, New York, NY, USA

by 1966 - 1978
Morton D. May (1914-1983), St. Louis, MO, acquired from Everett Rassiga [1]

1978 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May [2]

Notes:
[1] The accession record indicates Morton D. May acquired this object from Everett Rassiga; a loan agreement form documents the arrival of this object to the Museum on July 20, 1966 [SLAM document files; SLAM Archives, Registrar's Office, Morton D. May Files].

[2] A letter dated September 19, 1978 from Morton D. May to James N. Wood, director of the Saint Louis Art Museum, includes the offer of this object as part of a larger donation [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Acquisitions Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, December 13, 1978.

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