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Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 600 to 100 BCE. An interesting and expressive example of an abstract anthropomorphic mask that is hand-carved from greenstone of grassy hues with forest green, pistachio, verdant, khaki, and soft citrine hues. The spade-shaped composition features a broad, rounded chin beneath a pecked mouth, a bulbous nose, a pair of recessed almond-shaped eyes, and a furrowed brow, all beneath a petite, peaked forehead. The recessed verso and lack of eyeholes perhaps indicates that this mask was intended for wear by a deceased individual as a funerary offering. Size: 4.8" W x 5.9" H (12.2 cm x 15 cm)

Provenance: ex-private collection of actor Anthony Quinn and his wife Katherine, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA acquired prior to 2000

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#169222

Nicks and light abrasions to face, peripheries, and verso, with softening to some facial details, and some minor pitting, otherwise intact and very good. Nice surface smoothness throughout. Old inventory label on verso. Mounted with modern metal bracket for display purposes.