Description:

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero, Michoacan, Colima and Aztec, ca. 500 BCE to 1500 CE. Nice group of ancient Mexican artifacts! Starting with an early Guerrero stone figure with distinct Olmecoid features, drilled at wrists for suspension. Next, a Michoacan rasp used in dance ceremonies by rubbing over a hollow branch or large reed to create some jazzy tunes. Third we have a black obsidian flake used as a very sharp knife - considered sharper than surgical steel; and finally, an Aztec pottery stamp in abstract bird head form. Size of largest: 5" L x .875" W (12.7 cm x 2.2 cm)

Provenance: private Fort Collins, Colorado, USA collection, acquired via inheritance

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  • Condition: Loss to end of leg on Guerrero figure else intact and excellent.

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