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Home > Art > Mezcala Standing Pendant-Figure

Mezcala Standing Pendant-Figure

Artist

Unknown Artist

Date

900-100 BCE

Medium

Unidentified green stone adapted from pebble

Object Type

Sculpture

Dimensions

H- 3 1/4 x W- 2 1/3 x D- 1/8 in. (8.3 x 6 x 0.3 cm)

Collecting Area

Pre-Columbian

Credit Line

The Jan T. and Marica Vilcek Collection

Accession Number

2003.14.1

Copyright

© The Vilcek Foundation

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About the Object

The Mezcala work seen here was carved from an unidentified green stone. The head and torso are defined from a series of horizontal and vertical cuts with the aid of stone tools and probably string. The head displays typical Mezcala features: a flat head, prominent eyebrow ridge, and triangular lines to define the nose and cheeks around the horizontal mouth. Vertical cuts further indicate the arms and legs.

 

Additional Information

Unlike larger Mezcala standing figures recycled from celts, scholars believe that Mezcala pendant figures like this were likely used for personal devotion.

Private Collection, Arizona;
[Ron Messick Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM];

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