Standing female figure, ca. 500-900 AD
Mexico, Maya, Jaina
sold
EUR 1,400
Provenance
Galerie Gerdes, Munich, GermanyAnna Maria Posset (1922-2018), Würzburg / Miltenberg, Germany (1977)
Size
H: 19 cm
H: 7.5 inch
Description
fired clay, residues of paint, elaborately restored in several places, base
Jaina Island is a pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site in the present-day Mexican state of Campeche. Jaina served as an elite Maya burial site, and is notable for the high number of fine ceramic figurines excavated there.
Notices
This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).