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Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A mold-formed pottery figure of a shaman or ruler seated in an integral chair. The figure wears a pleated tunic with a beaded lower section that is draped between the legs, and both protruding hands tightly grasp the ends of each armrest. Incised striations create deep features across the face that are accentuated with bulbous nose as well as a pair of circular ear spools, and a broad headdress topped with a fearsome wild feline head - likely a jaguar given that this wild cat was generally associated with rulers and shaman in the Pre-Columbian world - sits low on the forehead. Traces of white pigment are visible across the composition. Size: 3" W x 6.1" H (7.6 cm x 15.5 cm)

Provenance: private Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA collection; ex-Minerva Gallery; ex-Benjamin Vega, California, USA, acquired in 2006 to 2007; ex-Gene and Virginia George, brought to the USA from 1961 to 1966

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#155224

  • Condition: Nicks to body, headdress, peripheries, and verso, with minor softening to some finer details, and fading to original pigmentation, otherwise intact and very good. Nice remains of original pigment across obverse.

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