Lot 0010A

PRECOLOMBIAN MEZCALA STANDING FIGURE

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Item Details

Description

Title: PRECOLOMBIAN MEZCALA STANDING FIGURE

Date/Period: ca. 500 to 200 BCE

Dimension: Size: 4" W x 12" H

Materials: Green stone Serpentine

Additional Information: A Mezcala Figure c. 1800-1200 BC
This extremely rare Mezcala human standing figure is carved from veined gray stone, the arms cut away from sides and hands held to abdomen. In very good condition, patina from archeological context partly cleaned off of the front, but remaining on the back.
For similar examples, please see: Gay, Carlo. MEZCALA: Ancient Stone Sculpture from Guerrero, Mexico. Balsas Publications, Geneva, Switzerland, 1992
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection

Reserve: $2,200.00

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