Lot 21
  • 21

Mezcala stone figure, Type M10, Late Preclassic, ca. 300 -100 B.C.

Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description

  • stone
  • Height: 10 1/4 in (26 cm)
of sturdy build with the large head defined by pecked mouth and eyes, and with sharply upturned grooved arms; in deep green stone with characteristic roughened top of the head.

Provenance

Acquired before 1970

Condition

Excellent, intact, nice deep coloring of stone.
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