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THBFine Maya Jade Disembodied Head Amulet
Lot 100a
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Classic Period, ca. 250 to 600 CE. An intriguing example of a stylized, disembodied human head that is carved by hand from mottled sage-green jade with beige and cream inclusions. The disfigured skull depicts an expressive visage with recessed eye sockets, a furrowed brow above the remains of a nasal bridge, puffy lips and jowls, and lateral cavities where the ears once resided, all beneath a thick headband that rests low on the forehead. The rounded facial features suggest that, while lacking its eyes, nose, and ears, the skull was symbolically and recognizably human as it still retains much of the skin on its head. Biconically drilled holes in the ears enabled this amulet to be worn on a necklace as a spiritually powerful symbol of power and authority. Size: 2.375" W x 2.3" H (6 cm x 5.8 cm)
Disembodied heads were a nearly universal constant in Mesoamerican imagery for millennia, although by the Classic Maya period it seems likely that the taking of actual trophy heads - for the most part - had been replaced by the ball from the Mesoamerican ballgame. One example of this iconography is contained within the Popol Vuh, the story of the creation of the Maya. The Popol Vuh illustrates how the history and mythology of the K'iche' Maya of the Guatemalan Highlands would use a decapitated human head instead of the traditional rubber ball when playing the ballgame.
Provenance: ex-Barakat Gallery, Beverly Hills, California, USA, acquired prior to 2000
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#155905Minor nicks, abrasions, and encrustations, otherwise intact and excellent. Smooth surface textures throughout.Condition
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