Fine Arms, Armour, Ethnographic & Asian

Mezcala Stone Seated Stargazer

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Start price: $300

Estimated price: $600 - $900

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Circa 300 BC to 300 AD. An angular squat abstract human form conveying massive proportions with simple angular cuts. His upturned head with deeply cut neck and forehead. Size 2 1/2" H x 1 1/2" W

According to Mezcala by Carlo Gay and Frances Pratt, the ration of seated figures to standing ones is 20 to 1 but I believe it is more like 50 to 1; Gay, Carlos, MEZCALA: Ancient Stone Sculpture from Guerrero, Mexico; Balsas Publications, Geneva, 1992.

ex-New York, New York collection, ex-Southampton NY collector Michael R., acquired by descent though family.

Condition: Intact with minor surface wear commensurate with age.