Important Aztec Standing Figure
Central Mexico
1200 - 1500 AD
Height 29"
Provenance: Brian Mahony Redding, CT
Fine Arts of Ancient Lands, NY #6402 June 4, 1984
Rare gray basalt figure of a male standard bearer with classic strong facial features and a simplified body. The figure wears a loincloth with a large knot at the front. The left hand is extended and the hand is clenched to hold a pole with banner. Two shallow holes for inlays drilled at the center of the chest. Rare.
Exhibition: Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA, 1986.
Central Mexico
1200 - 1500 AD
Height 29"
Provenance: Brian Mahony Redding, CT
Fine Arts of Ancient Lands, NY #6402 June 4, 1984
Rare gray basalt figure of a male standard bearer with classic strong facial features and a simplified body. The figure wears a loincloth with a large knot at the front. The left hand is extended and the hand is clenched to hold a pole with banner. Two shallow holes for inlays drilled at the center of the chest. Rare.
Exhibition: Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA, 1986.
Central Mexico
1200 - 1500 AD
Height 29"
Provenance: Brian Mahony Redding, CT
Fine Arts of Ancient Lands, NY #6402 June 4, 1984
Rare gray basalt figure of a male standard bearer with classic strong facial features and a simplified body. The figure wears a loincloth with a large knot at the front. The left hand is extended and the hand is clenched to hold a pole with banner. Two shallow holes for inlays drilled at the center of the chest. Rare.
Exhibition: Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA, 1986.