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Mayan Musical Instruments : Mayan Molded Whistle
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Mayan Molded Whistle - PF.1396
Origin: Campeche, Mexico
Circa: 600
AD
to 900
AD
Dimensions:
5.5" (14.0cm) high
x 2.375" (6.0cm) wide
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Style: Mayan
Medium: Terracotta
$4,800.00
Location: United States
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Though overt sexuality is not common in Mayan
Art, the motif of an older man embracing a
younger woman appears frequently. Similar
images of May-December romance are used in
European art for comic effect, but the Mayan
motif appears to have a deeper spiritual
significance. It perhaps evokes the conjunction
of opposites, which is essential to the continuity
of life: young and old, male and female. Here a
vigorous, scowling older man embraces a buxom
young lady, who welcomes his attentions.
- (PF.1396)
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