Guerrero Mezcala Stone Axe God Figure
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Description
**Originally Listed At $400**
Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A hand-carved stone axe god figure, so called because scholars posit they were created from discarded or otherwise unusable stone axe heads. The abstract figure displays delineated legs and a string-cut neck line below a large, geometric head with protruding ears and a peaked brow. Size: 1.8" W x 4.5" H (4.6 cm x 11.4 cm)
Provenance: private Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA collection; ex-Minerva Gallery; ex-Benjamin Vega, California, USA, acquired in 2006 to 2007; ex-Gene and Virginia George, brought to the USA from 1961 to 1966
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#177903
Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A hand-carved stone axe god figure, so called because scholars posit they were created from discarded or otherwise unusable stone axe heads. The abstract figure displays delineated legs and a string-cut neck line below a large, geometric head with protruding ears and a peaked brow. Size: 1.8" W x 4.5" H (4.6 cm x 11.4 cm)
Provenance: private Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA collection; ex-Minerva Gallery; ex-Benjamin Vega, California, USA, acquired in 2006 to 2007; ex-Gene and Virginia George, brought to the USA from 1961 to 1966
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.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#177903
Condition
Nicks, chips, abrasions, heavy earthen deposits, and relatively rough surface quality, otherwise intact and very good. Nice preservation to figural form.
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Guerrero Mezcala Stone Axe God Figure
Estimate $250 - $375
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Owner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art
PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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