Mezcala Stone Mask,
Late Preclassic, ca. 300 - 100 B.C.
Late Preclassic, ca. 300 - 100 B.C.
height 5 1/4in (13.3cm)
of flat form, slightly concave at the back, pierced at the ears and through the eyes and the mouth, projecting brow and nose with slightly projecting circular eyes, mouth and cheeks; encrusted soil on the surface.
Provenance:
Liz Claiborne, New York, 1970's
Cf. Covarrubias (1956: p.13, left center)
of flat form, slightly concave at the back, pierced at the ears and through the eyes and the mouth, projecting brow and nose with slightly projecting circular eyes, mouth and cheeks; encrusted soil on the surface.
Provenance:
Liz Claiborne, New York, 1970's
Cf. Covarrubias (1956: p.13, left center)
Estimate:
US$ 6,000 - 8,000
€4,700 - 6,200
£3,900 - 5,300
€4,700 - 6,200
£3,900 - 5,300
Category: Ethnographic Art / African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art
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