Description:

Pre-Columbian, Late Classic Maya, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A dazzling andesite pendant finely carved in the form of a standing lord holding a trophy head. Facing left, the royal wears a loin cloth as a towering, feathered headdress surmounts his huge head, his noble visage displaying slender eyes, a bulbous nose, fleshy lips, and a prominent earspool. The trophy head rests on a pedestal before him with eyes closed, while the lord rises a weapon of some sort above. Trophy heads were a near-universal constant in Mesoamerican imagery for millennia, although by the Classic Maya period it seems more likely that the taking of actual trophy heads had (mostly) been replaced by the ball from the ballgame (in the Popol Vuh, a decapitated head is used instead of a rubber ball). The verso is smooth, and a drill hole laterally pierces the piece for suspension. Size: 1.6" W x 3.1" H (4.1 cm x 7.9 cm)

Provenance: ex-Marc Amiguet Schmitt estate, Amiguet's Ancient Art, Evansville, Indiana, USA, acquired prior to January 1, 2010

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#174964

  • Condition: Some light surface wear as shown. Otherwise, intact, excellent, and wearable with ample remaining detail.

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