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Mezcala Art : Mezcala Stone Standing Figure
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Mezcala Stone Standing Figure - PF.0740
Origin: Western Mexico
Circa: 300
BC
to 300
AD
Dimensions:
4" (10.2cm) high
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Medium: Stone
$4,000.00
Location: United States
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| Description |
The people of Ancient Mezcala, a region in the
central portion of the Mexican state of Guerrero,
developed a unique art style based on the cult of
the votive Celt, an axe used for hafting. Although
the Mezcala culture probably sprang from the
same roots as the ancient Olmec, their relative
isolation in the mountain valleys resulted in a
stone-centered artistic culture, which developed
and flourished independent of neighboring
influences. As evidenced in this striking celt,
carved in the form of a male figure, their highly
stylized and abstract form of rendering resulted
in a powerful image, one that instantly evokes
spiritual magnetism and energy. The skilled
abstraction of form which highlights and
accentuates only the essence of the object is
reminiscent of ancient Cycladic art of 4000 years
ago as well as early Twentieth-Century art, and
in fact served to inspire these early cubist and
abstract artists.
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