Guerrero Mexico, 300-100 B.C. A grey limestone monkey figure, carved squatting with tail held erect along its back, hands resting on knees in a gripping posture, head resting on hands; mounted on a custom-made display stand. See Gay, C. and Pratt, F., Mezcala: Ancient Stone Sculpture from Guerrero Mexico, Geneva, 1992; Gay, C. and Gay, R., Chontal, Ancient Stone Sculpture from Guerrero, Mexico, Balsas Publications, 2001, p.115, no.177, for an example of the type. 150 grams total, 94 mm including stand (3 3/4 in.). Acquired by donation in the early 20th century. Old collection of the Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California, USA. Clars Auction Gallery, 27 June, 2015. Accession number 441-44 inked to the base. Property of a French collector. [No Reserve] For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price