Description:

Pre-Columbian, Mexico and Guatemala, Mayan Territories, Late Classic, ca. 550 to 900 CE. An abstract figural bead, carved from a collection of curving lines into an openwork form that resembles a zoomorphic head. Many scholars have argued that the demand for jadeite contributed to the rise of long distance trading networks and to the rise of urban centers in ancient Mesoamerica. The value of jade for people in ancient Central America lay in its symbolic power: perhaps its color was associated with water and vegetation. The Maya placed jade beads in the mouths of the dead. Size: 1.25" W x 0.6" H (3.2 cm x 1.5 cm)

Provenance: private Vaught collection, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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