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Mezcala Art : Mezcala Stone Face Panels
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Mezcala Stone Face Panels - PF.2599
Origin: Guerrero, Mexico
Circa: 300
BC
to 100
AD
Dimensions:
4" (10.2cm) high
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Medium: Stone
$3,600.00
Location: United States
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| Description |
The ancient people of Mezcala, a region in the
central portion of the Mexican state of Guerrero,
developed a unique and distinctive art style.
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 stone pendant, carved n the form of a
male head, the highly stylized and abstract form
highlights and accentuates only the essence of
the object, a characteristic reminiscent of
Ancient Cycladic art of 4000 years ago as well as
early twentieth-century cubist and abstract art.
To behold this extraordinary stone carving is to
experience a remarkable work of art whose
timeless spirit reaches far into the deep levels of
our own modern sensibilities, touching a chord
that is at once both contemporary and primitive.
- (PF.2599)
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