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Standing Figure
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Standing Figure

Artist Unknown
DepartmentLatin American Art
CultureMezcala
Dateca. 400-100 B.C.
MediumStone with traces of cinnabar
Dimensionsh. 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm); w. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); d. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, The Robert K. Winn Collection
Object number85.1.259
Geography
Place madeGuerrero, Mexico
General regionNorth and Central America
DescriptionCelt made from smoothly finished, deuse grey stone; subtle markings except for sharply incised eyebrow and ear delineation; flattened rear; goudge on proper left leg. Traces of orange/red on mouth, eyes, and between legs.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 pre-classic period, and many show Olmec influences. Others have been found in a more recent Aztec context, namely in offerings to Tlaloc in the Templo Major of Tenochtitlan. Forms range from naturalistic human styles to highly abstract types, and such variations are demonstrated here. (Marion Oettinger, 1998)
On view
Collections
San Antonio Museum of Art, The Robert K. Winn Collection.
Standing Figure
Unknown
Culture: Mezcala
ca. 400-100 B.C.
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Standing Figure
Unknown
Culture: Mezcala
ca. 400-100 B.C.
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Standing Figure
Unknown
Culture: Mezcala
ca. 400 - 100 B.C.
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Standing Figure
Unknown
ca. 400-100 B.C.
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Standing Figure
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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Anthropomorphic Figure
Unknown
Culture: Mezcala culture
ca. 400-100 B.C.
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Anthropomorphic Figure
Unknown
Culture: Mezcala culture
ca. 400-100 B.C.
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Anthropomorphic Celt
Unknown
Culture: Mezcala
ca. 400-100 B.C.
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Ceremonial Ax Head
Unknown
Culture: Colima
ca. 200 B.C.-A.D. 300

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