Pre-Columbian Maya pottery head and ceremonial authority

and ceremonial authority

600–900 AD)

Comes with original collector identification tag as shown

divine favor

The pestle has been reattached with a visible break line

Pre-Columbian Maya pottery head and ceremonial authorityMAYA TERRACOTTA HEAD Guatemala, Late Classic Period, circa 600900 A. D. Height: 4 in (12 cm) Modeled with refined naturalism, the head portrays a dignified male figure adorned with large circular earspools and a beaded collar. The serene facial expression, with downcast eyes and softly parted lips, conveys the calm introspection often associated with elite Maya portraiture. Subtle traces of pigment suggest that the surface was once brightly painted to