Mezcala Green Stone Plate - Scalloped Edge
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**Originally Listed At $1200**
Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala culture (Balsas culture), ca. 700 to 200 BCE. A round stone plate with a raised, scalloped edge. The stone was shaped by artisans using string cutting techniques and would have been lightly smoothed with sandstone. Greenstone was highly valued and seems to have been iconographically related to the underworld, death, and the afterlife. A vessel like this one would have been placed into a grave of an important personage, possibly holding offerings. Size: 7.825" W x 1.5" H (19.9 cm x 3.8 cm)
Provenance: Ex-John Smith Collection, Roswell, GA
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#119677
Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala culture (Balsas culture), ca. 700 to 200 BCE. A round stone plate with a raised, scalloped edge. The stone was shaped by artisans using string cutting techniques and would have been lightly smoothed with sandstone. Greenstone was highly valued and seems to have been iconographically related to the underworld, death, and the afterlife. A vessel like this one would have been placed into a grave of an important personage, possibly holding offerings. Size: 7.825" W x 1.5" H (19.9 cm x 3.8 cm)
Provenance: Ex-John Smith Collection, Roswell, GA
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.
#119677
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Very slight surface wear commensurate with age.
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Mezcala Green Stone Plate - Scalloped Edge
Estimate $1,600 - $2,100
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