Guerrero Mezcala Greenstone Anthropoid Figures (2)
**Originally Listed At $300**
Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. Two finely preserved anthropoid figures of characteristically abstract forms, both hand-carved from mottled forest-green stone with light and dark inclusions. The shorter figure exhibits a squat body with attenuated limbs, a thick neck, and a biconically-drilled suspension hole on the verso. The face presents with drilled eyes, a broad forehead, and a vertical bulge in the center. The taller figure features defined arms and legs, sloping shoulders, and a cylindrical head with ovoid eyes and a petite nose. The drilled suspension holes through the feet and head suggest this piece was a figurative bead or amulet. Size: 1.125" W x 2.9" H (2.9 cm x 7.4 cm); 3.3" H (8.4 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private Ohio, USA collection
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#148990
Condition Report: Both figures have minor nicks to bodies and heads, with a couple of stable hairline fissures, and light encrustations within drilled suspension holes, otherwise intact and very good. Light earthen deposits within some recessed areas.
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**Originally Listed At $300**
Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. Two finely preserved anthropoid figures of characteristically abstract forms, both hand-carved from mottled forest-green stone with light and dark inclusions. The shorter figure exhibits a squat body with attenuated limbs, a thick neck, and a biconically-drilled suspension hole on the verso. The face presents with drilled eyes, a broad forehead, and a vertical bulge in the center. The taller figure features defined arms and legs, sloping shoulders, and a cylindrical head with ovoid eyes and a petite nose. The drilled suspension holes through the feet and head suggest this piece was a figurative bead or amulet. Size: 1.125" W x 2.9" H (2.9 cm x 7.4 cm); 3.3" H (8.4 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private Ohio, USA collection
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#148990
Condition Report: Both figures have minor nicks to bodies and heads, with a couple of stable hairline fissures, and light encrustations within drilled suspension holes, otherwise intact and very good. Light earthen deposits within some recessed areas.
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