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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Mezcala Stone Female Idol, 300 BCE - 300 CE
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Mezcala Stone Female Idol, 300 BCE - 300 CE
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Mezcala Stone Female Idol, 300 BCE - 300 CE

Mezcala Stone Female Idol, 300 BCE - 300 CE

Stone
20 x 5.4 cm
7 7/8 x 2 1/8 in
CK.0774
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Recovered from dedicatory caches in Guerrero, this sculpture of a human figure is a mysterious artistic product of Mezcala culture's obsessive votive Celt cult. Mezcala was a stone-centered culture that...
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Recovered from dedicatory caches in Guerrero, this sculpture of a human figure is a mysterious artistic product of Mezcala culture's obsessive votive Celt cult. Mezcala was a stone-centered culture that is considered as pre-Olmec. The sculptors of this period carved their votive offerings out of hard stones such as andesite and serpentine. This sculpture of a human figure is smoothly carved out of beautiful green stone. The figure is carved with a bold simplicity that distinctly defines the face and body. Although ancient, its minimal quality evokes a sense of modern abstraction that heightens the sculpture's artistic quality. Mezcala sculptors were driven by the impact of sheer physical necessity and produced the stone carvings for their obsessive rituals in mass quantity. Though produced in great quantity, the sculptors carved the hard, unyielding stone with absolute sureness and special sculptural sensitivity. Each mark, each indentation is a precious outcome of earnest carving that describes the features of the figure
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