Three idols
Mexico, Guerrero
sold
EUR 1,400
Size
H: 8 cm - 12 cm
H: 3.1 inch - 4.7 inch
Description
greenish stone, facial features and limbs marked by notches, min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion, 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.