Lot 54, Auction 4/12/2026: Six Mezcala Greenstone Figural Pendants

$455.00

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Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala culture, ca. 200 BCE to 500 CE. A refined group of six Mezcala greenstone figural pendants reduces the human form to elegant geometry and sacred abstraction. Carved from mottled greenstone in soft celadon and olive tones, each pendant features a stylized anthropomorphic figure with drilled suspension holes, circular eyes, and sharply incised linear details defining torsos and limbs. Several display triangular chest motifs characteristic of Mezcala carving, while others emphasize broad shoulders and tapering legs with subtle notches. Such pendants were likely worn as amulets or placed in funerary contexts, embodying protective or ancestral significance within ancient Guerrero. Their smooth, polished surfaces and disciplined frontality exemplify the distinctive sculptural language that makes Mezcala stonework among the most striking and modern in appearance of all Pre-Columbian traditions. Size of largest: 2.2″ L x 0.8″ W (5.6 cm x 2 cm)

Condition: One with area of loss to feet. All have weathering with nicks and abrasions to surfaces. Otherwise, wearable with scattered earthen deposits.

Provenance: Collection of Y. Kayvan, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from a Los Angeles, California, USA gallery acquisition dates range from the late 1990s to 2005

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