A Maya minature Jade Mosaic Head, Classic, ca. A.D. 450-650

Estimate

10,000 - 15,000 USD

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Description

the youthful smiling face, composed of carefully fitted jade tesserae and shell inlay, on a modern matrix.

Catalogue Note

The Maya prized jade to the extent of using small fine colored jade even for tiny ornaments; for a mosaic mask of lifesize proportion from Calakmul, see Fields and Reents-Budet (2005: cover and cat. no. 135).