Mezcala (Culture)
with stylized, geometric features Carved and polished hard stone Mezcala, Guerrero region, Mexico 400-100 BC 11.2 x 5.2 x 2.7 cm Provenance: Rennes...
Mask
- Description
Mask
featuring a face with embossed, incised superciliary arches. The half-open mouth and eyes are represented by two balanced cavities, giving it a protective gaze. Carved, polished and drilled speckled green stone Chontal, Guerrero region, Proto Teotihuacan, Mexico, 400 -100 B.C. Provenance: acquired by the current owner from Galerie Arts des Amériques, Paris, between 1993 and 1996 Bibliography: Carlo and Robin GAY, Chontal, éditions Balsas, Geneva 2001, p.100, pl. 151 and 152 for works of this type with incised eyebrow arches.Sale ended
Estimate
€1,000 - €1,500
Sold to
€1,100
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Romain BEOT
SERGE REYNES - ORIGINE EXPERT
