Over Lifesize Mixtec Stone Foot
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**Originally Listed At $400**
Pre-Columbian, Oaxaca, Mexico, Mixtec, ca. 900 to 1200 CE. Foot fetish anyone? A hand-carved and pecked stone human foot well-defined from those nicely delineated toes just past the ankle, with protruding rounded forms flanking the ankles, suggesting that this foot once "wore" a sandal. This piece does not seem like a fragment, but rather the sculptor's intention was to depict a sole (no pun intended) foot, perhaps representing ritualistic sacrificial practices. Size: 6.5" L x 4.25" W x 7" H (16.5 cm x 10.8 cm x 17.8 cm)
Provenance: Ex-Harvey Collection, acquired prior to 1972
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#119760
Pre-Columbian, Oaxaca, Mexico, Mixtec, ca. 900 to 1200 CE. Foot fetish anyone? A hand-carved and pecked stone human foot well-defined from those nicely delineated toes just past the ankle, with protruding rounded forms flanking the ankles, suggesting that this foot once "wore" a sandal. This piece does not seem like a fragment, but rather the sculptor's intention was to depict a sole (no pun intended) foot, perhaps representing ritualistic sacrificial practices. Size: 6.5" L x 4.25" W x 7" H (16.5 cm x 10.8 cm x 17.8 cm)
Provenance: Ex-Harvey Collection, acquired prior to 1972
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.
#119760
Condition
Expected surface wear commensurate with age. Small loss to heel. Nice pecking marks and white mineral deposits.
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Over Lifesize Mixtec Stone Foot
Estimate $550 - $825
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