Idol
Mexico, Mezcala
sold
EUR 900
Provenance
Gallery Art for Eternity, New York, USAAmerican Private Collection, Texas
Size
H: 9,5 cm
H: 3.7 inch
Description
green hard stone, polished, stylized form, body and head marked by notches, missing part (head), base;
the Mezcala idols of Mesoamerica developed from objects formed like stone axes. In the course of time the differentiation of human forms was increased, but the basic elements of the axe shape were retained.