Mayan Jaina Island Pottery Figural Rattle
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Shake, rattle, and roll
Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Jaina Island, Maya, ca. 600 to 900 CE. Mold-made terracotta rattle representing an elite Mayan donning an elaborate headdress, large ear ornaments, and fanciful pectoral, holding a child offering, from Jaina Island, a small limestone island on the Yucatan Peninsula's Gulf coast with only a tiny inlet separating it from the mainland. Jaina served as an elite Maya burial site and is notable for the fine ceramic figurines that have been excavated there. Size: 3.125" W x 6.75" H (7.9 cm x 17.1 cm)
Provenance: private Harvey collection, acquired prior to 1972
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#120187
Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Jaina Island, Maya, ca. 600 to 900 CE. Mold-made terracotta rattle representing an elite Mayan donning an elaborate headdress, large ear ornaments, and fanciful pectoral, holding a child offering, from Jaina Island, a small limestone island on the Yucatan Peninsula's Gulf coast with only a tiny inlet separating it from the mainland. Jaina served as an elite Maya burial site and is notable for the fine ceramic figurines that have been excavated there. Size: 3.125" W x 6.75" H (7.9 cm x 17.1 cm)
Provenance: private Harvey collection, acquired prior to 1972
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#120187
Condition
Expected surface wear with a few chips to peripheries, particularly at the base, and pigment loss as shown. Nice manganese deposits across surface.
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Mayan Jaina Island Pottery Figural Rattle
Estimate $600 - $900
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