Description:

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A striking pendant of rectangular form, hand-carved from mottled green serpentine, depicting the bust of a front-facing deity or shamanic lord. The expressive figure presents circular eyes gazing upwards, a bulbous nose, and a downturned mouth, all while donning a horned headdress and sizable earspools. Two pairs of biconically drilled suspension holes are visible along the verso, and remains of the original drilling cores are still present within each cavity. Size: 1.2" W x 2.375" H (3 cm x 6 cm); 3.125" H (7.9 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: ex-private San Francisco, California, USA collection, before 2000

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#172319

  • Condition: Small nicks to peripheries and minor surface wear, but overall in excellent condition with great preservation to incised figural details.

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