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**First Time At Auction**

Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A fascinating pair of greenstone figures, each displaying stylized forms, minimalist features, and suspension holes allowing them to be worn as pendants. Boasting mottled hues of gray, black, and dark green, the larger figure features a stocky body standing upon thick legs with arms bent at waist and a sizeable head with drilled eyes and an open mouth. Alternatively, the more petite figure has a slender body and sits with hands resting upon drawn up knees as his huge head is angled skyward exhibiting ellipsoid eyes, arched brows, a risen nose, and full lips, all enveloped in natural shades of mint and pistachio. Size (larger figure): 1.2" W x 2.1" H (3 cm x 5.3 cm); (larger frame): 3.5" W x 3.5" H (8.9 cm x 8.9 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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#171506

  • Condition: Both have expected surface wear with scratches and abrasions, as show. Otherwise, both are intact and excellent with light earthen deposits in recessed areas. Both fit in modern frames.

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