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Mezcala Art : Mezcala Stone Standing Figure
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Mezcala Stone Standing Figure - PF.2571
Origin: Guerrero, Mexico
Circa: 300
BC
to 100
BC
Dimensions:
6.625" (16.8cm) high
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Medium: Stone
$5,000.00
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, a type of axe. 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 human figure, their
highly stylized and abstract form of rendering
results 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 4,000
years ago as well as early twentieth-century art,
and in fact served as inspiration for early cubist
and abstract artists. To hold this extraordinary
stone carving today is to reach across time and
space and capture the sensory spirit of the
ancient culture that created this dynamic work of
sculptural art.
- (PF.2571)
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