Miniature temple ·  Mexico, Guerrero · ID: 3037915

Description

grey calcite, abstract four post architectural model with small cap lintel at top and bottom and piercing at the bottom, intact, slight traces of abrasion, base;
these models are not just ritual objects but tokens of love and faith to accompany the dead.

The object Miniature temple with the object ID 3037915 was part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction on March 21, 2015. The object with the lot number 71 achieved a sales price of EUR 5,500 with an asking price of EUR 3,500.

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Comparing literature

Gay, Carlo, Mezcala Stone Sculpture, The Human Figure, Greenwich 1967, p. 37, ill. 56