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Group of 3 Pre-Columbian Stone Amulets

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Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 600 to 100 BCE; West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE; Valley of Mexico, Mixtec people, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A trio of hand-carved stone amulets of relatively petite size including a miniature Colima seated dog, a miniature Mixtec penate figure, and a larger Mezcala seated figure. Size of largest (Mezcala): 1.8" L x 0.9" W x 1" H (4.6 cm x 2.3 cm x 2.5 cm)

Provenance: private Matrisciano collection, Thousand Oaks, California, USA, before 2002; ex-Malter Galleries, Encino, California, USA

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Condition

Each artifact with abrasions and nicks, light earthen deposits, and minor softening to some finer details, otherwise intact and very good. Nice preservation to overall forms.