Pre-Columbian Maya Head Fragment – Guatemala a period marked by dynastic

a period marked by dynastic struggles and the consolidation of Hellenistic power in Syria and Asia Minor

Provenance: Ex Revere Auctions

The figure holds a ceramic rattle in one hand

a common feature in ceremonial figures from this culture

" invoking Egypt's chief state deity during the New Kingdom

Pre-Columbian Maya Head Fragment – Guatemala a period marked by dynasticPre Columbian Maya Head Fragment Guatemala, Late Classic Period, ca. 600900 CE This finely modeled pottery head fragment portrays an elite Maya individual distinguished by elegantly rendered facial features, almond shaped eyes, full lips, and prominent earspools. The figure wears a carefully sculpted headdress incorporating a braided or wrapped element across the crown, an adornment associated with rank and ceremonial attire among the Maya nobility.