A MAYAN JADE HEAD PENDANT
A MAYAN JADE HEAD PENDANT

EARLY CLASSIC, CA. A.D. 250-450

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A MAYAN JADE HEAD PENDANT
Early Classic, ca. A.D. 250-450
Of unusual type with long neck and attenuated head, lips closed in a slight smile, circular eyes inlaid with pyrite, rectangular, pierced ears and a V-shaped groove for the brows; in rich grass-green veined stone, pierced transversally through the top of the head.
Height 2 1/4 in. (5.5 cm.)

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