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THBMaya Shell Annular Discs Mytholical Iconography
Lot 96
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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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Bidsquare : Exceptional Antiquities, Asian, Ethnographic
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Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Lowlands, Campeche, Maya, Early Classic Period, ca. 250 to 550 CE. A dazzling pair of carved-shell discs of annular form intricately incised with mythological iconography in the regal style of the Maya Early Classic period. Both encompassed by decorative borders, these masterful carvings depict the Hero Twins holding up decorated blood-letting piercers. Both twins are adorned in jaguar-pelt loin cloths and massive necklaces, each embellished with a serpent head pendant. The legs form a LAMAT (Venus) sign and several other glyphic elements can be seen in their elaborate scrolling headdresses. Shell discs, like these examples, were inset into wooden earring assemblages. Marine shell objects were solely the property of the elite Maya during the Classic period. Boasting pearly white surfaces with liberal remains of pinkish-red pigment, these carvings are magnificent examples from the ancient Maya. Size (both the same size): 2.5" in diameter (6.4 cm); 3.375" H (8.6 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: ex-Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA collection; ex-private S. Buckley collection, Boulder, Colorado, USA, since 1972
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#161348Some slight, ancient wear and ancient, minimal erosion to one disc along its proper left side and front. Otherwise, excellent with remarkable remains of original red pigment.Condition
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