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Mayan Sculpture of a Woman - SP.511
Origin: El Salvador
Circa: 300
AD
to 900
AD
Dimensions:
3.50" (8.9cm) high
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Medium: Terracotta
£3,600.00
Location: UAE
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| Description |
There is a divine presence in this work. It
watches over us as it watched over a deceased
Mayan king. Seated with her hands on her knees,
this diminutive figurine emits an aura much
greater than her stature would suggest. She
wears elaborate jewelry, including a beaded
necklace with a pendant, a sash seen just
beneath her breasts that holds up her skirt,
circular ear ornaments, and an enormous arching
headdress with projecting bumps. There are also
small bumps on her bare shoulders, perhaps the
effects of ritual scarifications. Who does this
figurine represent? A god? A protective spirit? A
deceased relative? Any of these answers might
be correct; however, the most revealing factor to
the identity and importance of this figurine is the
location of its discovery. Found in a tomb, buried
alongside a fallen ruler or dignitary, this
sculpture was clearly as necessary to have in the
afterlife as it was in this world
- (SP.511)
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