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MAYA JADE FIGURINE OF A SEATED SKELETON
Maya Jade Figurine of a Seated Skeleton
Culture: Maya Civilization
Date: c. 600–900 CE (Late Classic Period)
Materials: Jade
Dimensions: 3.0 × 2.0 cm
Finely carved jade figurine depicting a seated skeletal figure, knees drawn up to the chest, arms wrapped around the legs, and a prominent skull with hollowed eye sockets. The skeletal imagery likely references themes of death, rebirth, and the cyclical nature of existence central to Maya cosmology.
Jade was considered a sacred material by the Maya, associated with life force, fertility, and elite status.
Provenance:
Likely from the southern Maya lowlands, present-day Guatemala or Mexico.
Maya Jade Figurine of a Seated Skeleton
Culture: Maya Civilization
Date: c. 600–900 CE (Late Classic Period)
Materials: Jade
Dimensions: 3.0 × 2.0 cm
Finely carved jade figurine depicting a seated skeletal figure, knees drawn up to the chest, arms wrapped around the legs, and a prominent skull with hollowed eye sockets. The skeletal imagery likely references themes of death, rebirth, and the cyclical nature of existence central to Maya cosmology.
Jade was considered a sacred material by the Maya, associated with life force, fertility, and elite status.
Provenance:
Likely from the southern Maya lowlands, present-day Guatemala or Mexico.
