A MEZCALA STONE FIGURE, TYPE M-12
A MEZCALA STONE FIGURE, TYPE M-12

LATE PRECLASSIC, CA. 300-100 B.C.

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A MEZCALA STONE FIGURE, TYPE M-12
Late Preclassic, ca. 300-100 B.C.
Standing on tapering legs, with arms in relief held to the chest, the head with emphasized bisected brow ridge and long sunken ears; in olive green andesite.
Height 8 1/4 in. (20.5 cm.)
Provenance
Carlo Gay Collection

Lot Essay

Cf. Mezcala, fig. 6a and b for the general type.

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