Standing anthropomorphic figure wearing a mask. - Lot 310

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1800 - 2200 EUR
Result : NC
Standing anthropomorphic figure wearing a mask. - Lot 310
Standing anthropomorphic figure wearing a mask. Green stone speckled with white. Height: 13 cm Mezcala culture, ca. 300-100 B.C. J.C. Mexico. Provenance: Christie's Paris sale, April 9, 2018, lot 66. Prigogine Collection. Acquired before 1994 For similar examples and further information: Carlo Gay and Frances Pratt, Mezcala, Ancient Stone Sculpture from Guerrero Mexico, Geneva, 1992, pl. 155 Carlo Gay, Ancient Ritual Stone Artifacts: Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Imprimerie de l'Académie Royale de Belgique, Gilly, 1995, fig. 56 This standing anthropomorphic figure features stylized features: fine engravings delineate the arms, legs and ears. The head is separated from the body. Holes in the neck allow it to be worn as a pendant. It is thought to have been a shaman wearing a bat mask.
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