Idol · Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala culture · ID: 3038877
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Provenance
Old California Private Collection, USADave de Roche, San Francisco, USA
Michael Cichon, Bradenton, USA
Richard Gill, Orlando, USA
Size
H: 16 cm
H: 6.3 inch
Description
greyish-green stone, polished, facial features and limbs marked by notches, min. deposits, metal 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.