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A Mayan Classic Period Priest Figurine. Maya lands. ca. 600-900 AD.The very fine pottery figurine
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A Mayan Classic Period Priest Figurine. Maya lands. ca. 600-900 AD.The very fine pottery figurine rattle depicting a Maya priest, made in a two-part mould, with fine facial features and facial scarification, wearing tall headdress, ear ornaments and heavy beaded necklace with pendants. He is heavily robed and is holding a ritual implement in right hand. A very rare and nice example. A similar figure appears in Pre Columbian Art: The Morton D May and the St Louis Museum Collections, by Lee A. Parsons, 1980, p.198, plate 304. Provenance: Ex. Drs. G. Siskind private collection, New York. 1970’s. Collection number T-144 label. Condition: Very good overall. 20cm tall. Very good overall.
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A Mayan Classic Period Priest Figurine. Maya lands. ca. 600-900 AD.The very fine pottery figurine rattle depicting a Maya priest, made in a two-part mould, with fine facial features and facial scarification, wearing tall headdress, ear ornaments and heavy beaded necklace with pendants. He is heavily robed and is holding a ritual implement in right hand. A very rare and nice example. A similar figure appears in Pre Columbian Art: The Morton D May and the St Louis Museum Collections, by Lee A. Parsons, 1980, p.198, plate 304. Provenance: Ex. Drs. G. Siskind private collection, New York. 1970’s. Collection number T-144 label. Condition: Very good overall. 20cm tall. Very good overall.
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