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Maya Figure with Removable Headdress, Jaina, Late Classic, circa AD 550 - 950 — Maya Figure with Removable Headdress, Jaina, Late Classic, circa AD 550 - 950

Maya Figure with Removable Headdress, Jaina, Late Classic, circa AD 550 - 950

Maya Figure with Removable Headdress, Jaina, Late Classic, circa AD 550 - 950

This Maya figure from Jaina dating to the Late Classic period (circa AD 550-950) features a removable headdress characteristic of Jaina ceramics. The artwork demonstrates the sophisticated sculptural and functional traditions of Maya artisans.

Medium
Ceramic (fired clay)

🔨 Auction Lot

Sculpture from the Collection of Seymour and Alyce Lazar, Palm Springs

September 29, 2022

Estimate: $15,000$25,000

Lot 32

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Maya Figure with Removable Headdress, Jaina, Late Classic, circa AD 550 - 950, Maya Figure with Removable Headdress, Jaina, Late Classic, circa AD 550 - 950

This Maya figure from Jaina dating to the Late Classic period (circa AD 550-950) features a removable headdress characteristic of Jaina ceramics. The artwork demonstrates the sophisticated sculptural and functional traditions of Maya artisans.

Medium
Ceramic (fired clay)
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Maya, Figurine, Mesoamerican, Pre-Columbian, Late Classic, Ceramic, Jaina Island, Ritual Object