$701.25
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Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Classic Period, ca. 250 to 500 CE. A beautiful jade pendant set in a modern sterling silver bezel setting and strung on a cord as a wearable necklace. The jade is a fragment from a larger plaque depicting a lord or deity facing forward wearing earspools and a necklace, delineated by string cut and polishing techniques; the piece includes the nose and chin, and upper right arm and hands. The arm is bent with fingers held up to the chest slightly curved like “crab claws,” perhaps a ceremonial gesture. Jade was revered by the Maya not only for its beauty, but also because it had spiritual power – it was believed to be the embodiment of the wind and the “breath” that formed the Maya soul. The cord is choker length but could be replaced with a chain and is fully wearable as is. Size of pendant: 1.8″ L x 1.6″ W (4.6 cm x 4.1 cm); cord: 15.75″ L (40 cm); silver quality: 93%
Condition: Fragment of a larger piece as shown. Rough edges and abrasions to the peripheries. Beautiful coloration and remaining details. Mounted in a modern sterling silver pendant bezels withas cord as a wearable necklace.
Provenance: ex-private Ohio, USA collection; ex-private UK collection, 1970s
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