Pre-Columbian Mezcala Stone Effigy Figures, Group of Three (Auction 2026-06-05, Lot 30A)

$514.00

A group of three carved stone anthropomorphic figures in the classic Mezcala style, each reducing the human form to geometric planes with notched shoulders, a broad rectangular head, and minimal facial features defined by string-cut grooves. The largest is a boldly simplified standing figure worked from a pale banded stone, the smallest is a pendant-sized example with drilled suspension holes.

Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection; Largest: ex-private Los Angeles, California, USA collection; ex-major gallery, Beverly Hills, California, USA, primarily acquired between 1985 and 2005

Condition: Good. Loss to suspension hole on smallest figures. Old Chips and loss to head on the largest figure. Pitting to surfaces, with earthen and mineral deposits.