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Pre-Columbian Art Collection/ HK : Mezcala Stone Standing Figure
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Mezcala Stone Standing Figure - PF.5810
Origin: Guererro, Mexico
Circa: 300
BC
to 300
AD
Dimensions:
6.75" (17.1cm) high
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Style: Mezcala
Medium: Stone
£9,000.00
Location: UAE
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| Description |
This sculpture exudes a force of the ages. It has
witnessed the passage of seasons and the
passage of civilizations. Today it stands as the
reminder of a forgotten era. However,
superstition still pervades our modern society
and our understanding of the universe and
science still cannot provide the answers we long
for. God is still the great unknown, be it
scientific or religious. God will always exist at
the limits of our understanding. Like a miniature
idol from Easter Island, this stone figure stands
with open legs, arms held to the sides, and
protruding jaw and forehead. The actual
contours of the statue echo the form of a
phallus. Most likely, this statue would have been
used as a pestle to grind up corn or wheat. Thus
as the women of the tribe prepared the food,
they would have held in their hands the symbol
of male fertility, linking the immediate survival of
the community through food with the
procreation of the species through copulation.
All at the same time invoking the favors of the
gods. The power present in this statue is as real
today as it was in ancient times. The vital
components of life never change. This image of
fertility, of nourishment, of the divine, is as
relevant to our reality as it was to those who
carved it.
- (PF.5810)
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