Figurine in shape of a skeleton
Guatemala, Maya
not available anymore
Provenance
Robert & Marianne Huber, Dixon, USARobert Zink, Ludwigshafen, Germany
Size
H: 10,7 cm
H: 4.2 inch
Description
burnished clay, remains of reddish brown pigment, representing death, skeletonized skull and chest, equipment for whistling on the backside (?), fragmentary (legs missing);
used for ritual purposes.