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MAYA PENDANT WITH ZOOMORPHIC JADE FIGURINE
Maya Pendant with Zoomorphic Jade Figurine and Brass Mount
Culture: Maya Civilization
Date: c. 600–900 CE (Late Classic Period)
Materials: Jade, brass
Dimensions: 8.0 × 4.5 cm
Pendant featuring a carved jade figurine, possibly representing a stylized animal or mythological creature, set within an intricately worked brass mount. The mount is decorated with geometric and symbolic motifs, including a textured, scale-like surface and terminal ends shaped as stylized animal heads. Such designs reflect the Maya’s rich symbolic vocabulary, where zoomorphic imagery was often linked to deities, transformation, and cosmic forces.
The jade’s deep green hue was among the most valued materials in Maya culture, symbolizing life, fertility, and divine authority.
Provenance:
Probably from the southern Maya lowlands, in present-day Guatemala or Mexico.
Maya Pendant with Zoomorphic Jade Figurine and Brass Mount
Culture: Maya Civilization
Date: c. 600–900 CE (Late Classic Period)
Materials: Jade, brass
Dimensions: 8.0 × 4.5 cm
Pendant featuring a carved jade figurine, possibly representing a stylized animal or mythological creature, set within an intricately worked brass mount. The mount is decorated with geometric and symbolic motifs, including a textured, scale-like surface and terminal ends shaped as stylized animal heads. Such designs reflect the Maya’s rich symbolic vocabulary, where zoomorphic imagery was often linked to deities, transformation, and cosmic forces.
The jade’s deep green hue was among the most valued materials in Maya culture, symbolizing life, fertility, and divine authority.
Provenance:
Probably from the southern Maya lowlands, in present-day Guatemala or Mexico.
