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San Antonio Museum of Art, The Robert K. Winn Collection.
Standing Figure
San Antonio Museum of Art, The Robert K. Winn Collection.
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Standing Figure

Artist Unknown
DepartmentLatin American Art
CultureMezcala
Dateca. 400-100 B.C.
MediumStone with traces of cinnabar
Dimensionsheight: 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
width: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
depth: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, The Robert K. Winn Collection
Object number85.1.171
Geography
Place madeGuerrero, Mexico
General regionNorth and Central America
DescriptionStone figure. Grey stone, well articulated neckline and nose line suggesting mouth and eyes on pointy head. Arms crossed over belly. Chip on proper left rear of head. Deuse, finely grained material, chipped rear proper left foot.Label TextStone figures from the Rio Balsas region are plentiful and varied. Among the most frequently found are those which are known as Mezcala Style, named for the village near their source. Mezcala Style figures date back to the Late Preclassic period, and many show Olmec influences. Others have been found in a more recent Mexica (Aztec) context, namely in offerings discovered in the Templo Major of Tenochtitlan. Forms range from naturalistic to highly abstract human styles, the latter of which is demonstrated with this object. (Label Text 1998, Dr. Marion Oettinger Jr.)Provenancewith Robert K. Winn (d. 1979), San Antonio, TX, by 1973; by inheritance to the Steves Foundation (Mrs. Marshall Steves)/San Antonio Folk Art Museum, 1979; by donation to the San Antonio Museum Association, 1985; by transfer to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 1994
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Standing Figure
Unknown
Culture: Mezcala
ca. 400-100 B.C.
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Standing Figure
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Culture: Mezcala
ca. 400 - 100 B.C.
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Standing Figure
Culture: Mezcala
ca. 400-100 B.C.
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Standing Figure
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ca. 400-100 B.C.
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Standing Figure
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Culture: Mezcala
ca. 400-100 B.C.
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Standing Figure
Unknown
Culture: Mezcala
ca. 400-100 B.C.
Gift of Mrs. A. A. Seeligson, Sr.
Standing Figure
Unknown
Culture: Mezcala
ca. 400-100 B.C.
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Standing Figure
Culture: Mezcala
ca. 400-100 B.C.
San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. A. Seeligson, Sr.
Standing Figure
Culture: Mezcala
ca. 400-100 B.C.
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Seated Figure
Unknown
Culture: Mezcala
ca. 300 B.C.
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Anthropomorphic Figure
Unknown
Culture: Mezcala culture
ca. 400-100 B.C.
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of John and Kathi Oppenheimer.
Female Figure
Culture: Tlatilco
ca. 700 B.C.

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