Mezcala Seated Stone Figure – Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, Circa 700–200 BCE

Mezcala Seated Stone Figure – Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, Circa 700–200 BCE

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Mezcala Seated Stone Figure – Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, Circa 700–200 BCE
  • Mezcala Seated Stone Figure – Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, Circa 700–200 BCE
  • Mezcala Seated Stone Figure – Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, Circa 700–200 BCE
  • Mezcala Seated Stone Figure – Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, Circa 700–200 BCE
  • Mezcala Seated Stone Figure – Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, Circa 700–200 BCE
  • Mezcala Seated Stone Figure – Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, Circa 700–200 BCE
  • Mezcala Seated Stone Figure – Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, Circa 700–200 BCE
  • Mezcala Seated Stone Figure – Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, Circa 700–200 BCE
  • Mezcala Seated Stone Figure – Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, Circa 700–200 BCE
  • Mezcala Seated Stone Figure – Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, Circa 700–200 BCE
  • Mezcala Seated Stone Figure – Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, Circa 700–200 BCE
Mezcala Seated Stone Figure – Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, Circa 700–200 BCE

Mezcala Seated Stone Figure – Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, Circa 700–200 BCE

$1,200.00

A Pre-Columbian Mezcala carved stone seated figure, dating approximately 700–200 BCE. This small yet expressive figure is carved from mottled stone and demonstrates the characteristic abstract and geometric forms of the Mezcala tradition — an ideal collectible for those interested in ancient Mesoamerican art. Its abstract geometric style and small, displayable size make it suitable for both home and gallery display.

The Mezcala culture flourished in the Balsas River basin of present-day Guerrero, Mexico, producing some of the most strikingly abstract stone sculpture in the ancient Americas. Mezcala figures are renowned for their highly schematized, geometric reduction of the human form — faces rendered with minimal incised lines, bodies flattened and symmetrical, limbs suggested rather than fully articulated. This reductive aesthetic has drawn comparisons to 20th-century modernist sculpture and has made Mezcala works particularly prized by collectors and institutions alike. Figures of this type were likely used in ritual or funerary contexts.

Details

Culture: Mezcala, Guerrero, Mexico
Period: Circa 700–200 BCE
Material: Mottled stone
Figure dimensions: 3¼ × 1⅛ × 1⅞ in (8.3 × 2.9 × 4.8 cm)
Display stand: Modern metal stand, 1½ × 1½ × 2 in (3.8 × 3.8 × 5.1 cm, included)

Provenance

Purchased from Antiques of the Old and New World, Santa Fe, NM, 1996 (receipt available).
Formerly in the DC Forbes Collection.

Condition

Surface dirt and accretion; wear commensurate with age. Abrasions at points of contact with stand. Overall very good for a small carved stone figure of this age.

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