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Guerrero Mezcala Greenstone Axe God

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Guerrero Mezcala Greenstone Axe God: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala, ca. 400 to 100 BCE. A lovely standing anthropomorphic axe god figure, carved from a mottled green stone with both light and dark inc

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Guerrero Mezcala Greenstone Axe God: **Originally Listed At $350** Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A lovely standing axe god figure of a rotund form, hand-carved from mottled sage-green stone with dar

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Guerrero Mezcala Greenstone Type M-22 Axe God Figure: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 400 to 100 BCE. A large and pretty example of a hand-carved greenstone axe god of the Type M-22 that presents with abstract anthro

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Mezcala Guerrero Greenstone Axe God, ex-Arnovick: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero Region, Mezcala, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. Hand carved and string-cut from a rich greenstone, an abstract anthropomorphic figure, closest to type M-10, standing with bifurcat

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Mezcala Guerrero Greenstone Axe God: **Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala, ca. 300 BCE. A finely carved and string-cut greenstone Mezcala standing anthropomorphic figure, displaying traits of type M-22 w

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Guerrero Mezcala Greenstone Type M 18 Axe God Figure: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A superb example of a highly stylized anthropomorphic figure of the classic M-18 type, hand-carved from greenstone

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Mezcala Guerrero Greenstone Standing Axe God Figure: **Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A hand-carved greenstone axe god with abstract anthropomorphic features: delineated

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Pre-Columbian Green Stone Axe God: Pre-Columbian Green Stone Axe God Mezcala, Guerrero, Mexico, 500-300 BC. Height of figure 7 inches (17.7 cm)

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Pre-Columbian Green Stone Axe God: Pre-Columbian Green Stone Axe God Mezcala, Guerrero, Mexico, 500-300 BC. Height of figure 7 1/4 inches (18.4 cm)

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Guerrero Mezcala Stone Axe God + Maya Greenstone Celt: **Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 500 to 100 BCE; Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Classic Period, ca. 250 to 900 CE. A set of 2 ha

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Guerrero Mezcala / Chontal Axe God, ex-Arnovick: **Originally Listed At $600** Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala / Chontal, ca. 800 to 400 BCE. A hand-carved greenstone axe god of unusual form bearing protruding hands, a trapez

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Guerrero / Chontal Green Stone Axe God: **Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala/Chontal, ca. 800 to 400 BCE. Hand-carved and string-cut from a gorgeous pale mottled greenstone, an abstract, styl

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Mezcala Greenstone Standing Figure / Axe God: **Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. A fine standing figure of an axe god presenting a characteristically abstract form. The figur

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Mezcala Guerrero Stone Axe God - Type M12: Pre-Columbian, Guerrero, Mexico, Mezcala, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. About as choice a small Mezcala figure as you will ever find. Type M-12, carved deep green stone standing axe god with string cut features

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Pre-Columbian Mezcala green stone figure: Pre-Columbian Mezcala green stone figure from the Guerrero region of Mexico, ca. 400-100 BCE. Typically called Axe god figures because it is believed these were carved from discarded axes. 4-1/4" heig

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Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 600 to 100 BCE. A hand-carved greenstone figure of abstract form known as an axe god. Both the head and body are decorated with string-cut grooves that create the arms, fingers, toes, neckline, eyes, and mouth. Axe gods are believed to have originated from stone axe heads that were damaged or otherwise unusable. Size: 1.25" L x 1.7" W x 4.2" H (3.2 cm x 4.3 cm x 10.7 cm)

Provenance: ex-collection of the late Peter Arnovick, San Francisco, California, USA, acquired before 1995

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Condition

Small chips to feet, with expected abrasions and nicks, and softening to some string-cut details, otherwise in great condition. Nice preservation to overall figural form.