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balancing solemnity and humanity
Traces of original polychromy remain visible
while a vertical column of hieroglyphs runs down the front of the body
stone vessels were prestigious objects likely reserved for elite ceremonial use
the god of the afterlife
Pre-Columbian Maya jade pendant balancing solemnity and humanityMaya Jade Pendant, circa 600900 A. D. Height: 1 in. (4. 4 cm); Width: 1 in. (3. 8 cm) An exceptional jade pendant of the Classic Maya period, masterfully carved with the visage of a deity or noble ancestor. The compact, rectangular form presents a high relief face with downturned lips, wide, heavy lidded eyes, and prominent circular earflares, framed by undulating locks of hair that flow across the forehead in deeply incised curves. The reverse is
