Maya, Mexico
600–900 AD
Mold-made clay with white slip
Height 6¾ inches (17.1 cm), width 5½ inches (14 cm)
This white-slipped figural rattle depicts a kneeling figure wearing a wide fan headdress with textured beaded edging and a stepped central panel. The arms extend outward from the body and the chest carries a modeled pectoral with relief ornament including circular and pendant elements. The face is serene in expression with clearly modeled eyes, nose, and mouth, and the feet are articulated at the base.
The fan headdress is among the more elaborate headwear forms in Late Classic Maya figural ceramics and is associated with high-status individuals in ritual or courtly contexts. The kneeling posture appears in Maya imagery as a position of deference or ceremonial engagement. The white slip is well preserved across the surface with earthen accretions consistent with burial context.
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Maya, Mexico
600–900 AD
Mold-made clay with white slip
Height 6¾ inches (17.1 cm), width 5½ inches (14 cm)
This white-slipped figural rattle depicts a kneeling figure wearing a wide fan headdress with textured beaded edging and a stepped central panel. The arms extend outward from the body and the chest carries a modeled pectoral with relief ornament including circular and pendant elements. The face is serene in expression with clearly modeled eyes, nose, and mouth, and the feet are articulated at the base.
The fan headdress is among the more elaborate headwear forms in Late Classic Maya figural ceramics and is associated with high-status individuals in ritual or courtly contexts. The kneeling posture appears in Maya imagery as a position of deference or ceremonial engagement. The white slip is well preserved across the surface with earthen accretions consistent with burial context.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
