Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 21st September 2022

Lot 44

A Mezcala large seated stargazer figure

Estimate £15,000 - £20,000

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Description

A Mezcala large seated stargazer figure

Mexico, circa 700 - 300 BC

dark green serpentine, with the arms and hands across the chest, with a large mouth, slight angled nose and a deep brow, the legs, arms and hands indicated by grooves,

36cm high.

Provenance

Bryan Anderson Collection, San Diego, 1960s.

Private Collection, California.

Throckmorton Fine Art, New York.

Oliver Hoare, London.