Description:

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 600 to 100 BCE. A skillfully carved greenstone maskette pendant of a stylized visage. The anthropomorphic face is characteristically simplified- a straight string-cut mouth, nasolabial lines that define a triangular nose, eyes with drilled pupils, and rounded notches into the sides to indicate ears. The verso top is drilled through at an angle for suspension as a wearable ornament and the stone itself is a gorgeous light and dark mottled green. The Guerrero region of modern-day Mexico was the center of the Mezcala and Chontal stone carving traditions and the Mezcala artists are known for their abstract, geometric style, beautifully exemplified by this piece! Size: 1.75" L x 1.25" W (4.4 cm x 3.2 cm)

Provenance: private Kansas, USA collection, acquired via descent from family in Jalisco, Mexico ca. the 1940s, and imported into the US in the 1970s and 1980s

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#171508

  • Condition: Minor surface nicks, otherwise intact and excellent. Light mineral deposits in recessed areas. Comes in modern display case.

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