Lot 1461
Guatamala, Maya (El Peten), Altar de Sacrificos. Pre-Columbian Jade Face (Cry-Baby), ca. AD 600-900. From the "Classic" era of Mesoamerican art. It is a 'cry-baby' with a jaguar jaw stile. Possibly worn as breast decoration by noblemen, holes by the ears and back of head for attachments. Mounted on custom stand. A wonderfully shaped and smoothed large piece of jade. Height: 4"; Width: 3".
Estimated Value $500 - 600.
Ex Grant Collection Beverly Hills, CA; Acquired in Panajachel, Sololá, Guatemala, May 1971.
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