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Guerrero Mezcala Stone Figure - Abstract Form

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Guerrero Mezcala Stone Figure - Abstract Form

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Description

**Originally Listed At $300**

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 600 to 200 BCE. A hand-carved greenstone figure of abstract anthropomorphic form bearing fused legs, a string-cut neck line, and a minimalist visage that appears to be staring up to the heavens. Abstract figures like this are some of the earliest forms of figural lapidary artistry from ancient Mexico. Size: 0.95" L x 1.65" W x 4.9" H (2.4 cm x 4.2 cm x 12.4 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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Condition

Minor abrasions and light earthen deposits, otherwise intact and very good. Great preservation to abstract figural form.

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Guerrero Mezcala Stone Figure - Abstract Form

Name: Guerrero Mezcala Stone Figure - Abstract Form
SKU: 176437012
Price: 50 USD
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Estimate $100 - $150

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