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Idol

Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala

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Maurice Bonnefoy, Paris, France H: 6.3 inch This object is not available anymore.

gray mottled rock, polished, rest., base

The Mezcala idols of Mesoamerica developed from objects formed like stone axes. In the course of time the differentiation of human forms was increased, but the basic elements of the axe shape were retained.


This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee)