Mezcala Guerrero Greenstone Standing 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 greenstone axe god with abstract anthropomorphic features: delineated legs and string-cut fingers atop the rounded chest with angular shoulders and a bulbous head. Faint impressions denote the eyes and mouth. According to Carlos Gay's important classification of ancient Mezcala figures, this one most resembles the M-22 type. Size: 1.75" L x 1.25" W x 4" H (4.4 cm x 3.2 cm x 10.2 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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#177902
Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A hand-carved greenstone axe god with abstract anthropomorphic features: delineated legs and string-cut fingers atop the rounded chest with angular shoulders and a bulbous head. Faint impressions denote the eyes and mouth. According to Carlos Gay's important classification of ancient Mezcala figures, this one most resembles the M-22 type. Size: 1.75" L x 1.25" W x 4" H (4.4 cm x 3.2 cm x 10.2 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.
#177902
Condition
Old abrasion and chips to top of head , otherwise intact. Softening of details. Light mineral and earthen deposits on the legs.
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Mezcala Guerrero Greenstone Standing Axe God Figure
Estimate $200 - $300
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Owner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art
PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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