Zemanek-Münster

Idol

Mexico, Mezcala
sold EUR 900
Provenance
Gallery Art for Eternity, New York, USA
American 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.


Comparing literature

Leyenaar, Ted u.a., Von Küste zu Küste, o.O. 1992, p. 387

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