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LOT 2735
Pre-Columbian Ceramic Maya Dignitary Figure
CIRCA 400-700 A.D.
6 1/4 in. (304 grams total, 15.8 cm including stand).
Hollow-formed terracotta dignitary figure with raised detail including an elaborate headdress and annular earrings, beaded collar and mantle with hands protruding beneath; reverse with vertical banding; supplied with a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
See Halperin, C., Maya Figurines, Texas Press, 2014, for a range of fragmentary figures.
FootnotesA range of small figures has been discovered across the Maya area, indicating personal use within domestic households. Figures represent dignitaries, ceremonial performers and deities.
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LOT 2735
Pre-Columbian Ceramic Maya Dignitary Figure
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
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Pre-Columbian Ceramic Maya Dignitary Figure
Circa 400-700 A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Hollow-formed terracotta dignitary figure with raised detail including an elaborate headdress and annular earrings, beaded collar and mantle with hands protruding beneath; reverse with vertical banding; supplied with a custom-made stand. 304 grams total, 15.8 cm including stand
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
A range of small figures has been discovered across the Maya area, indicating personal use within domestic households. Figures represent dignitaries, ceremonial performers and deities.
