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Mayan Carved Human Mandible - PF.0264
Origin: Mexico/Guatemala
Circa: 550
AD
to 900
AD
Dimensions:
4.75" (12.1cm) wide
x 4" (10.2cm) depth
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Style: Mayan
Medium: Bone
$6,000.00
Location: United States
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| Description |
How this jaw bone--once that of a living adult
male--came to be elaborately carved with glyphs
and symbols we cannot know for certain. The
rituals of the Mayan religion were filled with
blood, death, and even human sacrifice; skulls
play an important part in Mayan cosmology. It
would seem that such intricate carving is a mark
of honor, and that the skull may have been that
of a prominent person, even a king. This
mandible is much more than a relic of an ancient
life: it is a vivid symbol of an entire civilization
and their beliefs.
- (PF.0264)
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