Lot 83
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala culture, ca. 700 to 200 BCE. A group of three carved greenstone figures representing the distinctive abstract sculptural tradition of the Mezcala culture of Guerrero. Each figure is rendered in a simplified anthropomorphic form with broad shoulders, tapering bodies, and rounded or slightly domed heads. The surfaces display natural mottling and mineral inclusions characteristic of the greenstone materials favored by Mezcala artisans. All three figures have drilled suspension holes through the torso, though only two remain functional as pendants, as the third retains mineral encrustations partially filling the aperture. Mezcala figures such as these were often worn, deposited in tombs, or used as ritual objects, valued for their symbolic presence and the durable, polished stone from which they were carved. Their geometric reduction of the human form remains one of the most recognizable sculptural styles of ancient West Mexico. Size of largest: 2.8" L x 1.3" W (7.1 cm x 3.3 cm)
Provenance: Collection of Y. Kayvan, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from a Los Angeles, California, USA gallery acquisition dates range from the late 1990s to 2005
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- Condition: Weathering to surfaces as shown. One has encrustations to suspension hole inhibiting wear; other two are wearable as pendants. Rich earthen deposits throughout.
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