Description:

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. An impressively large anthropomorphic stone axe god of M-16 to M-18 variety, carved from a deep grey-green stone with minimally incised, stylized facial features, squared jaw and shoulders, and characteristically stylized limbs - eyes inlaid with shell. The Mezcala specialized in abstracting human physiognomy using string-cut technology, and saying so much through line and volume. One of the largest and finest examples we have seen! Size: 12-1/2" (31.75 cm) Provenance: Ex-Denenberg Fine Arts, Los Angeles, CA. 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. #110112

  • Condition: Roughness at end of legs, surface with liberal mineral deposits

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