Mayan Artifacts & Art for Sale - Artemis Gallery
From the northwestern border of Costa Rica to central Mexico, Mesoamerica was home to a group of agrarian civilizations for the 3,000 years prior to the Europeans arrival in the New World.
Mexico was home to four major Pre-Classic cultures: the Olmec, Nayarit, Colima and Jalisco. The Classical Period civilizations that dominated the area were Teotihuacán, the Maya cities, the Classic Vera Cruz and Zapotec center at Monte Alban. Important cultures of the Post-Classic Period include the Tarascan, the Huastec and Totonac, the Toltec, the Aztecs and the Mixtec.
Artemis Gallery is proud to offer the following Mayan art for sale. Click an item for more details, or – if you have a question – use our Ask Question feature to send us an email about a particular Mayan artifact for sale.
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Fine Maya / Mayan Peten Bowl
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From ancient Mexico, Mayan, Peten region, ca. 500 to 800 AD. Extremely fine and rare polychrome pottery bowl depicting the three failed attempts to create human...
$1,895.00
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Maya Plumbate Face Vessel
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From ancient Mexico, Mayan Territories, ca. 800 – 1200 A.D. Orangeware lead-glazed pottery vessel features a prominent face on one side, showing elaborate adornments.
$325.00
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Mayan Carved Green Jade Pendant
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Gorgeous color and detailing! Ancient Pre-Columbian Jade Pendant, Mayan Territories, ca. 500-700 AD. Carved green jade pectoral features standing dignitary flanked by...
$1,595.00
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Mayan Apple-Green Jade Pendant
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Amazing color! Mayan, from Guatemala or Mexico, ca. 550 - 950 AD. Beautifully carved face mask with incised detailing; apple-green jade.
$1,595.00
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Mayan Royal Shell Finger Ring, ex-Sotheby's
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From the ancient Mayan Territories, Guatemala or Mexico, ca. 550 - 950 AD. Single piece of shell, carved to depict the head of a Harpy Eagle; with inlaid turquoise eyes.
$1,495.00
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Mayan Jaina Island Terracotta Face Mold
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Part of an exceptionally rare collection of ancient Mayan mask molds, from Jaina Island, Mexico, dating between 500 and 700 AD. The mold on the right side in the form...
$795.00
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Mayan Jaina Island Terracotta Face Mold #2
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Part of an exceptionally rare collection of ancient Mayan mask molds, from Jaina Island, Mexico, dating between 500 and 700 AD. The mold on the right side in the form of a...
$795.00
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Large Mayan Bowl - Deer Decoration
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A very unusual example for Mayan pottery with an even more unusual scene! Ca. 500 to 800 AD, thick-walled pottery bowl stands on four short legs and having...
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Many of the ancient Mexican cultures produced ceramic figures and pottery. Dating back to 500 B.C., the site of Tlatilco has yielded numerous beautiful ceramics. Teotihuacán figurines showcase particularly fine details while Monte Alban funerary urns are truly well-crafted artifacts.
In the western states, early cultures of Colima, Jalisco and Nayarit created a wide variety of pottery and terra-cotta figurines. These early civilizations are credited with many inventions, including astronomy, accurate calendars, engineering, a complex theology and mathematics.
Own a piece of this rich history with a Mayan art piece from Artemis Gallery.
