*Idole anthropomorphe
representing a standing figure, with a bulging forehead, visored eyes and a geometrical open mouth. The arms are marked by lines and seem to evoke stylized bird wings personifying shamanic flight. The legs are detached, barely sketched. This work is distinguished by its timeless expressiveness, the stylization and abstraction of the forms, the face leaning to the left, and the gaze directed towards the horizon evokes the link with the divine world. This ensemble expresses a magic-religious concept of which this idol is a worthy representative to its people.
Grey hard stone, carved, incised and polished.
Good state of conservation
Mezcala, Guerrero, Mexico, 350 - 100 BC
30 x 10 x 6.5 cm
Provenance: Former Yvon Collet collection, 1968
Lot presented under the temporary importation regime
