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Rare Mezcala Guerrero Crystal Stone Frog

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10" Rare Pre-Columbian Mezcala stone figure: 10" Rare Pre-Columbian Mezcala M-14 stone figure from Guerrero, Mexico, ca. 400-100 BCE. Carved from a dark colored brown stone with open work arms and arms held to its stomach. Type M-14, See carlo g

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Rare Mezcala Guerrero Crystal Stone Frog

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Description

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Mezcala/Guerrero, ca. 100 BCE to 300 CE. This is a small, nearly transparent carving of a zoomorphic shape -- maybe a frog? For a very similar example, see one of a frog in the Cleveland Museum of Art. Size: 1.25" L x 0.6" W (3.2 cm x 1.5 cm)

Provenance: Ex- Paul and Louise Bernheimer collection, Cambridge, MA and Laguna Woods, CA. Acquired before 1980

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Rare Mezcala Guerrero Crystal Stone Frog

Name: Rare Mezcala Guerrero Crystal Stone Frog
SKU: 44811763
Price: 700 USD
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