STANDING FIGURE MEZCALA CULTURE, STATE OF GUERRERO, MEXICO RECENT PRECLASSICAL, 300-100 AV. AD Grey-green hard stone H. 12.5 cm - W. 5.3 cm Mezcala standing figure, grey-green hard stone, Mexico H. 4 ¾ in - W. 2 in Provenance: Fine Arts of Ancient Lands, New York, late 1980s Private collection, Madrid Binoche and Giquello sale, Paris, 8 June 2011, lot 83 Private collection, France

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