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Rare Maya Mosaic Mask - Birdman Visage, TL Tested

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Rare Maya Mosaic Mask - Birdman Visage, TL Tested

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Pre-Columbian, Mexico to Guatemala, Maya Territories, ca. 800 to 950 CE. Remarkable and rare mask comprised of pottery backing to which dozens of spondylus shell sections and obsidian flakes have been attached to create a "birdman" visage. Broad, almost rounded face with slightly flaring cheeks, long, hooked beak and broad, flattened lower jaw with large black eyebrows, white eyes with black pupils. It's hard to know or understand the specific being that was being created here but it was certainly an homage to a bird deity to which there were several in the Mayan world. The Maya created numerous masks , many comprised of similar pottery backings to which hand-cut jade were attached. Others were cut jade connected using ancient adhesives. These masks were placed upon the deceased for assistance in the afterworld. Size: 6.25" W x 10" H (15.9 cm x 25.4 cm)

This piece (pottery backing) has been tested using Thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and confirms the date of firing to be 1200 years plus or minus 200 years. A full report will accompany the piece.

Provenance: ex-Arte Primitivo, Fine Pre-Columbian & Tribal Art #111, September 22, 2023, lot 213; ex-private Florida, USA collection; ex-Barry Kernerman collection, Toronto, Canada; ex-Samuel Dubiner collection, Tel Aviv, Israel, acquired in the 1960s

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Condition

Missing several shell inlays, two small TL holes on reverse.

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Rare Maya Mosaic Mask - Birdman Visage, TL Tested

Name: Rare Maya Mosaic Mask - Birdman Visage, TL Tested
SKU: 166720774
Price: 5000 USD
Availability: InStock

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