Tall Mezcala stone figure, Type M12, Late Preclassic, ca. 300-100 B.C.

with dramatic and sharply carved eyes and mouth, the arms in relief folded on the long torso; in smoothed deep green metadiorite, with areas of red highlighting the eyes and arms.



 

Milton Leoff Collection

Andre Emmerich, Inc., New York, acquired from the above, 1967

William B. Jaffe & Evelyn Annenberg Jaffe Hall, acquired from the above, January 1968 

By descent from the above to the present owner 

Excellent, intact. Has usual wear on top of head as per type of figure, some areas with encrustation and red pigment appears original, very clear in cut between the legs and on eye and arm.
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Cf. Gay and Pratt (1992: pls. 46 and 49), for the type.