Maya Jade Bird Pendant
A Pre-Columbian Mayan jade pendant carved in the shape of a vulture. Central America. Ca. 500 - 800 AD. Height: 1 in. (2.5 cm) The Maya were the dominant culture in Meso-America between the 3rd century BC and the end of the first millennium AD. Their architecture and art are of the finest found in Pre-Columbian America. Their highly developed pottery industry produced a wide variety of vase forms that varied widely in their decorative motifs and functions. Formerly in a Texas private collection.
Inv#: 7227
$400

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