Description:

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. Two finely preserved anthropoid figures of characteristically abstract forms, both hand-carved from mottled forest-green stone with light and dark inclusions. The shorter figure exhibits a squat body with attenuated limbs, a thick neck, and a biconically-drilled suspension hole on the verso. The face presents with drilled eyes, a broad forehead, and a vertical bulge in the center. The taller figure features defined arms and legs, sloping shoulders, and a cylindrical head with ovoid eyes and a petite nose. The drilled suspension holes through the feet and head suggest this piece was a figurative bead or amulet. Size: 1.125" W x 2.9" H (2.9 cm x 7.4 cm); 3.3" H (8.4 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private Ohio, USA collection

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#148990

  • Condition: Both figures have minor nicks to bodies and heads, with a couple of stable hairline fissures, and light encrustations within drilled suspension holes, otherwise intact and very good. Light earthen deposits within some recessed areas.

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