**Originally Listed At $350**

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala, ca. 500 to 100 BCE; Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 200 to 800 CE. A fine pair of hand-carved and string cut stone anthropomorphic figures of abstract forms. The largest is carved from a gray stone and exhibits a cleft delineating the legs and incised lines that indicate arms. The rectangular head contains the minimalistic visage, with a groove mouth and indentations under the brow as eyes. The smaller figure is similarly formed, but with a flatter profile, from a mottled greenstone with an incised T shape forming the legs and waist. The enlarged head exhibits a wide, low relief nose, and a pair of tab-shaped ears beneath the narrowed forehead. Ancient Meso-American artisans were adept at reducing the human form down to minimal, elegant shapes via the meticulous string-cut technique. A wonderful pair that demonstrate this desire for simple representation across different Ancient Mexican cultures! Size of large figure: 4.25" L x 1.65" W (10.8 cm x 4.2 cm); small figure: 2.375" L x 1.25" W (6 cm x 3.2 cm); size of case: 5.25" L x 6.25" W x 1" H (13.3 cm x 15.9 cm x 2.5 cm)

Provenance: private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-Dr. David Harner collection, Springdale, Arkansas, USA, acquired between the 1950s and 1960s

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#162479

Nicks and chips to both. Light mineral deposits and earthen encrustations. Good condition!