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Pre-Columbian Guerrero Chontal Greenstone Figure

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Pre-Columbian Guerrero / Chontal Greenstone Figure: **Originally Listed At $500** Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero, Guerrero (Mezcala)/Chontal, ca. 600 to 400 BCE. A hand-carved and string-cut abstract standing figure shaped from a smooth green hardston

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Large Guerrero Mezcala / Chontal Green Stone Figure: Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala / Chontal, ca. 800 to 400 BCE. Hand-carved, string-cut, and pecked from an gorgeous grey stone with white and russet inclusions, an abstract, st

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Chontal Guerrero Stone Figure - Unusual Form: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala-Chontal, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A wonderful greenstone figure of an anthropomorphic idol with string-cut arms, neckline, slit mouth, and ears, slightly bifurcate

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Pre-Columbian Chontal green stone figure: Pre-Columbian Chontal green stone figure, Guerrero, Mexico, circa 500-200 BCE. A nicely carved figure with hands resting on its abdomen. Perforated for suspension. 5.5" Private Mcallen, Texas Collecti

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Large Chontal Guerrero Standing Green Stone Figure: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero region, ca. 400 BCE. A sizeable Chontal standing abstract figure, carved and string cut from a large piece of blue-green stone, with a striking presence comprised of an

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Mezcala / Chontal Greenstone Standing Human Figure: **Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala / Chontal, ca. 600 to 400 BCE. A hand-carved and string-cut abstract standing figure shaped from a mottled green hardstone. The d

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A Chontal Greenstone Figure: Figur Chontal, Mexiko, Guerrero Mit Sockel / with base Stein. H 21,5 cm. Provenienz: - Hussain Haddawy, USA. - Gallery DeRoche, San Francisco (1995). - Schweizer Privatsammlung, Basel. ca. 400 - 100 v

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Pre-Columbian Guerrero Chontal Greenstone Figure

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Description

Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Guerrero region, Chontal, Late Preclassic period, ca. 300 to 100 BCE. A stone figural carving with simplistic and minimalistic features. The form was achieved via sophisticated carving and string cutting techniques - shallow grooves forming the nasolabial folds and eyes on the face, a defined chin, and notches to indicate arms. Size: 2.5" W x 7" H (6.4 cm x 17.8 cm); 7.5" H (19 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private British Columbia, Canada collection, gifted from aunt in Tucson, Arizona, USA, acquired prior to 1994

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Condition

Loss to legs as shown and deep groove / fissure on the verso above lost legs. The rest is in nice condition with only minor nicks and abrasions. Light mineral deposits on the surface.