Standing Figure
Place made:Guerrero, Mexico
General region:North and Central America
Culture: Mezcala
Period: Pre-Columbian
Date: ca. 400-100 B.C.
Medium: Stone with traces of cinnabar
Dimensions:
height: 4 3/4 in. (12 cm)
Credit Line: San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. A. Seeligson, Sr.
Object number: 77.1124.b
Provenance: with Mrs. A. A. Seeligson, Sr. (Ramona Frates Seeligson) (1898-1998), San Antonio, TX, by 1977; by gift to the Witte Museum, San Antonio, TX, 1977; by transfer to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 1994
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Stone 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. (Marion Oettinger, 1998)
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