Mezcala Stone Head, Late Preclassic, circa 300 - 100 BC

David Bramhall, New York, active during the 1960s

Judith Small Nash, New York, acquired from the above

Acquired from the above on February 8, 1993

This finely sculptured head has a prominent brow, broad nose and recessed mouth area with a well-defined mouth, features typically associated with the M22 and M24 styles. Mezcala heads range in size from one to seven inches and are pierced with a single perforation at the top of the head.

See Carlo Gay and Frances Pratt, Mezcala: Ancient Stone Sculpture from Guerrero, Mexico, Geneva, 1992, p. 128, pls. 131-132, for the type.