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THBMaya Stone Skull Hacha w/ Red Eye Orbitals
Lot 104d
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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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An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine Art, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Maya territories, ca. 500 to 950 CE. Carved on both sides, from a single piece of white stone with red pigment added to the eyes, a ceremonial hacha depicting a human skull in profile, of an overall flat form to resemble a symbolic axe but at the same time providing strong details, as the sculptor delineated so much of the skeletal framework protecting the brain including the frontal bone, orbital plate, nasal bone, maxilla, mandible, and occipital bone. A stupendous example for anyone who appreciates human anatomy and/or the ancients' penchant for the macabre! Size: 8.625" W x 10.625" H (21.9 cm x 27 cm); 12.25" H (31.1 cm) on included custom stand.
Hachas were associated with the ritual Mesoamerican ball game, though they were not actually part of the player's equipment. Instead these were worn during ritualistic ceremonies related to the game. The name stems from the fact that they were believed to be axe-heads; hence the term hacha (Spanish for axe). Based on ceramic figures and imagery on stone carvings, some authors have proposed that hachas were meant to be attached to yugos (yokes). Others suggest that some of the hachas could have served as ball court markers.
Provenance: ex-private Florida, USA physician’s collection, acquired 2000; ex-Major Elmer McBride collection, acquired 1947
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#153075Losses to peripheries and high pointed areas as shown. Wonderful red pigment remaining to highlight eye orbitals. Nice root marks and deposits grace the surface. Perforated through back of skull for attachment.Condition
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