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LATE PRECLASSIC, CA. 300 - 100 B.C.
Details
MEZCALA STONE MONKEY
LATE PRECLASSIC, CA. 300 - 100 B.C.
seated with legs folded tightly to the body, leaning deeply forward with arms wrapped around the chest in a stylized manner, the small head with prominent rounded brow and recessed eyes, the thick, long tail extending straight up the back; in gray-green andesite with remains of red pigment.
Height 5 1/8 in. (13.2 cm.)
LATE PRECLASSIC, CA. 300 - 100 B.C.
seated with legs folded tightly to the body, leaning deeply forward with arms wrapped around the chest in a stylized manner, the small head with prominent rounded brow and recessed eyes, the thick, long tail extending straight up the back; in gray-green andesite with remains of red pigment.
Height 5 1/8 in. (13.2 cm.)
Further details
Cf. Mezcala, pl. 170
Carlo Gay notes that monkeys constitute the second largest category of the zoomorphic works in the Mezcala lithic repertoire.
Carlo Gay notes that monkeys constitute the second largest category of the zoomorphic works in the Mezcala lithic repertoire.