Sculpture from the Collection of Seymour and Alyce Lazar, Palm Springs
Sculpture from the Collection of Seymour and Alyce Lazar, Palm Springs
Three Mezcala Stone Temples, Late Preclassic, circa 300 - 100 BC
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October 6, 02:01 PM GMT
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3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Three Mezcala Stone Temples, Late Preclassic, circa 300 - 100 BC
Height: 4 in (10.2 cm); 5 ¼ in (13.5 cm); 4 ⅛ in (10.6 cm)
Frances Pratt, Teochita, New York, active during the 1960s
Judith Small Nash, New York, acquired from the above
Acquired from the above on April 25, 1986
Each architectural model is composed of four columns with varying widths of graceful tapered open spaces between. The largest of the group has seven steps, while the other two have banded bases. All three are made from varying shades of gray calcite.