Head of a dignitary, Late Classic, ca. 550 - 850 AD · Mexico, Maya · ID: 3053012
Price
EUR 10,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
German Private Collection, MunichSize
H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch
Description
stucco, polychrome painted,
This stucco head was likely once part of a larger pictorial narrative on a façade. It probably referred to a member of the ruling family or was intended to honour an ancestor.
Comparing literature
Schmidt Peter, Mercedes de la Garza, Enrique Nalda (ed.), Maya Civilization, London 1998
Notices
This object is subject to the Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).