Anthropomorphic idol depicting a figure with geometric features; the head is pear-shaped,...
Anthropomorphic idol depicting a figure with geometric features; the head is pear-shaped, with an elongated nose and prominent mouth and eyes. The bent arms are drawn across the chest, and a notch separates the legs.
Black stone.
Height: 13.4 cm.
Mexico. State of Guerrero. Village of Mezcala. Late Preclassic period. 300–100 BCE.
Type M 16 according to Carlo Gay’s classification.
Provenance:
Sotheby’s New York, May 19, 1987, lot no. 336
Private collection, Brussels
Passed down through the family
Anthropomorphic idol depicting a figure with geometric features; the head is pear-shaped, with an elongated nose and prominent mouth and eyes. The bent arms are drawn across the chest, and a notch separates the legs.
Black stone.
Height: 13.4 cm.
Mexico. State of Guerrero. Village of Mezcala. Late Preclassic period. 300–100 BCE.
Type M 16 according to Carlo Gay’s classification.
Provenance:
Sotheby’s New York, May 19, 1987, lot no. 336
Private collection, Brussels
Passed down through the family
