In the presence of this splendid head,
representing a forgotten religious ritual, we are
acutely aware of the passage of time. Like the
great Mayan civilization itself, this head has been
reconstructed from fragments. Though it offers
mere clues to its former granduer, its power is
undenaible. An austere human head, mouth and
eyes agape, peers out from the mask of the
Jaguar God. The fearsome aspects of this deity
are suggested by the sharp fang that remains in
its mouth. Though we are aware of the layers of
meaning here, a clay image of a man wearing
the costume of a God, we are nonetheless
caught up in the magic and mystery it evokes.
- (PF.0954)
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