Description:

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. An intriguing standing anthropomorphic figure, hand-carved from mottled sage-green stone with beige, light-brown, and dark-green inclusions. The type M-10 figure stands atop delineated legs and holds attenuated arms against the sides of the body, and string-cut grooves delineate the waist and neck lines. The characteristically abstract head is defined by lightly plateaued brows, a shallow crested nose, thin lips, and protruding tab-shaped ears, all beneath a rounded forehead boasting an unusual conical horn on one side. Lucite display stand for photography purposes only. Size: 1.375" W x 4.5" H (3.5 cm x 11.4 cm).

For additional examples of Type M-10 figures, please see: Gay, Carlo and Frances Pratt. "Mezcala: Ancient Stone Sculpture from Guerrero Mexico." Balsas Publications, New York, 1992, pp. 52-53, plates 35-36.

Provenance: ex-Merrin Gallery, New York, New York, USA; ex-private New York, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s

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  • Condition: Small chips to feet, shoulders, and horn, with softening to some finer details, and light encrustations within some recessed areas, otherwise intact and very good. Light earthen deposits throughout.

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