September Online Auction (Sale #281)
Lot 186:
Description
Mexican Guerrero Mezcala Stone Temple Model and Axe God
(2) c.300 BC to 100 AD southern Mexican items including a shallowly carved pale gray / green stone temple model having a highly stylized figure within the colonnaded opening above the narrow stairway, and surmounted by a stylized face, similar to an example at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; and an axe god of similar colored hard stone; together with (2) custom metal display stands
Height: 5 7/8 inches, Width: 4 3/4 inches, Depth: 3/8 inches (temple model)
Condition: Very Good, abrasions and minor chips to left and lower edges, repair to corner below far left column of temple; chips to head and a foot of axe god; no other chips or cracks noted; overall light wear consistent with age and normal use
Category: Decorative Arts > Ethnographic
Estimated Sale Time: 12:19 pm CST
Shipping Status: Leonard Auction, Inc. will provide direct shipping for this lot.
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Sales Tax: Kansas (6.500%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6.000%), Washington (10.500%)
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Condition: Very Good, abrasions and minor chips to left and lower edges, repair to corner below far left column of temple; chips to head and a foot of axe god; no other chips or cracks noted; overall light wear consistent with age and normal use
Dimensions: 5.875 x 4.75 x 0.375 in
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