Exhibited Mayan Jaina Island Terracotta Figural Rattle
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Pre-Columbian, Jaina Island, Mexico, Maya, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A mold-made terracotta rattle in the form of an elite Mayan standing lord donning an elaborate headdress upon his long straight coiffure, large earspools, a beaded necklace, beaded bracelets, and a fancy costume 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 its fine ceramic figurines excavated there. Size: 3.375" W x 6.875" H (8.6 cm x 17.5 cm)
Provenance: Whisnant Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana USA, acquired over twenty years ago; ex-collection of Emmanuel Kramer acquired in the 1960s, to present owner by descent. Exhibited at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, December 1966 to March 1967.
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#123077
Provenance: Whisnant Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana USA, acquired over twenty years ago; ex-collection of Emmanuel Kramer acquired in the 1960s, to present owner by descent. Exhibited at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, December 1966 to March 1967.
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.
#123077
Condition
Headdress reattached. Missing rattle balls. Expected surface wear with abraded areas commensurate with age.
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Exhibited Mayan Jaina Island Terracotta Figural Rattle
Estimate $800 - $1,200
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