Rare Guerrero Mezcala Stone Seated Stargazer
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Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A rare figure, hand-carved from gray-white stone, that is seated with bent arms and legs. The visage is characteristically abstract with string-cut grooves defining the mouth and brow in an almost simian fashion. Some scholars posit that figures of this type were intended as stargazers. Size: 2.3" L x 0.9" W x 2.625" H (5.8 cm x 2.3 cm x 6.7 cm)
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1994.35.721
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Michael R. collection, Southampton, New York, USA, acquired via descent
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Cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1994.35.721
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Michael R. collection, Southampton, New York, USA, acquired via descent
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
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#178417
Condition
Minor abrasions to some surfaces, otherwise intact and very good. Nice preservation to overall form and great surface smoothness. Previous inventory label beneath base.
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Rare Guerrero Mezcala Stone Seated Stargazer
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