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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 3010411, member: 8267&quot;]The first two stone figures appear to be in the style of the Pre-Columbian Mezcala culture, from the state of Guerrero, Mexico. Little is known about this culture, as the sites have been heavily looted, with few controlled archeological excavations being carried out.</p><p><img src="https://pueblosoriginarios.com/meso/occidente/mezcala/imagenes/figuras2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://pueblosoriginarios.com/meso/occidente/mezcala/imagenes/figuras2.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://pueblosoriginarios.com/meso/occidente/mezcala/imagenes/figuras2.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://pueblosoriginarios.com/meso/occidente/mezcala/imagenes/figuras2.jpg</a></p><p><a href="https://www.christies.com/features/Mezcala-figures-from-The-Prigogine-Collection-8941-3.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.christies.com/features/Mezcala-figures-from-The-Prigogine-Collection-8941-3.aspx" rel="nofollow">https://www.christies.com/features/Mezcala-figures-from-The-Prigogine-Collection-8941-3.aspx</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezcala_culture" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezcala_culture" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezcala_culture</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The metal figurine is in the style of Inca figures left as offerings at significant ritual sites, in a ceremony known as capac hucha (capacocha). The figures were made of precious metals, alloys of gold and silver, in the form of men, women, as well as animals such as llamas. Ancient figures were usually hollow, made of small sheets of metal hammered and soldered together. Yours appears to be a solid casting, which may indicate that it is a reproduction made for sale.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]289615[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]289614[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]289616[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/capa/hd_capa.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/capa/hd_capa.htm" rel="nofollow">https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/capa/hd_capa.htm</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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