Mezcala Black and Orange Jade Figure on Stand Vases Incredible anthropomorphic burial urn from

Incredible anthropomorphic burial urn from the Chimila culture of Colombia

Era: 2040 - 1782 BCE

A beautifully exuberant figure in red

buried in womb-like shaft tombs lent to the idea of bones being the seeds of which new life grew

Mezcala Black and Orange Jade Figure on Stand Vases Incredible anthropomorphic burial urn fromOriginates from: Mexico Era: 600 100 BCE Dimensions: 4 H x 2 W x 2 D Beautiful and crude mezcala figure, carved of an iron oxidized Orange and Black Jade, circa 600 100 BCE, Mexico. Wonderfully carved silhouette, with crude detailing across the face and body. A stunning example in an enigmatically coloured and carved stone. Provenance: Large Canadian Collection of Pre Colombian Work, purchased from Arte Primitivo, 2000s.