Lot of 4 Guerrero Mezcala Stone Amulets
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Pre-Columbian, Guerrero Region, Mexico, Mezcala, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. A wonderful ensemble of carved and string-cut amulets including a hand-polished greenstone avian pendant with nicely delineated wings, tail and visage; two anthropomorphic celts, one from a mottled greenstone, the other from a white quartz, and a feathered wing carved from a deep grey stone, probably andesite. Quite a sweet group, all perforated for suspension. Comes in a glass-fronted wood display box. Size: bird measures 1.875" L x 1.125" W (4.8 cm x 2.9 cm)
Provenance: Ex-Paul Simon collection, Taos, NM
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#116054
Pre-Columbian, Guerrero Region, Mexico, Mezcala, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. A wonderful ensemble of carved and string-cut amulets including a hand-polished greenstone avian pendant with nicely delineated wings, tail and visage; two anthropomorphic celts, one from a mottled greenstone, the other from a white quartz, and a feathered wing carved from a deep grey stone, probably andesite. Quite a sweet group, all perforated for suspension. Comes in a glass-fronted wood display box. Size: bird measures 1.875" L x 1.125" W (4.8 cm x 2.9 cm)
Provenance: Ex-Paul Simon collection, Taos, NM
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.
#116054
Condition
Small nick to periphery of wing pendant. Mottled greenstone anthropomorphic amulet repaired from two pieces. Otherwise all have aged gracefully with nice encrustations.
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Lot of 4 Guerrero Mezcala Stone Amulets
Estimate $500 - $750
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