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Mezcala Art : Mezcala Stone Standing Figure
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Mezcala Stone Standing Figure - SP.092
Origin: Mexico
Circa: 300
BC
to 300
AD
Collection: Pre-Columbian Art
Medium: Stone
Condition: Very Fine
$6,000.00
Location: United States
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Recovered from dedicatory caches in Guerrero,
this sculpture of a human figure is a mysterious
artistic product of Mezcala culture's obsessive
votive Celt cult. Mezcala was a stone-centered
culture that is considered as pre-Olmec. The
sculptors of this period carved their votive
offerings out of hard stones such as andesite and
serpentine. This sculpture of a human figure is
smoothly carved out of beautiful dark-green
stone. The figure is carved with a bold simplicity
which distinctly defines the face, eyes, and
hands. Although ancient, its minimal quality
evokes a sense of modern minimal abstraction
which heightens the sculpture's artistic quality.
Mezcala sculptors were driven by the impact of
sheer physical necessity and produced the stone
carvings for their obsessive rituals in mass
quantity. Though produced in great quantity, the
sculptors carved the hard, unyielding stone with
absolute sureness and special sculptural
sensitivity. Each mark, each indentation is a
precious outcome of earnest carving that
describe the features of the figure. Remarkable
in its size, physical presence, and abstract
features, the sculpture appeals to our senses
even today
- (SP.092)
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