Two-Column Temple
Artist:
Unknown
Culture: Mezcala
Period: Pre-Columbian
Date: ca. 800-500 B.C.
Place made:Guerrero, Mexico
General region:North and Central America
Medium: Cut and polished stone
Dimensions:
height: 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm)
width: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
depth: 1/2 in. (1.3 cm)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by Rev. Walter A. Dealey, by exchange
Object number: 95.20
Provenance: with Sotheby's auction house, by 1994; by purchase to Throckmorton Fine Arts, Inc., NY, NY, by 1994; by purchase by the San Antonio Museum of Art, 1995
Label Text
This abstract rendering of a building is attributed to the Mezcala culture which thrived in the Rio Balsas region of Guerrero, Mexico. The Mezcala are best known for sculptures of anthropomorphic figurines and temples. The columns and stairs seen here are common to many other examples, but unique elements were added to each temple scultpure through elaboration of the building features or method of carving. (Bernadette Cap, 2022)
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