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MAYA CERAMIC FIGURINE
Pre-Columbian / Maya Ceramic Figurine
Late Classic Period (c. 600–900 CE)
Dimensions: 9 × 6 cm
Small ceramic figure depicting a seated monkey with arms raised to its head. Monkeys were significant in Maya culture, linked to scribes, musicians, and mythological beings from the Popol Vuh. The simple modeling emphasizes posture and expression rather than surface detail. Likely used in a ritual or domestic context, the figurine reflects both artistic skill and symbolic meaning in Maya society.
Pre-Columbian / Maya Ceramic Figurine
Late Classic Period (c. 600–900 CE)
Dimensions: 9 × 6 cm
Small ceramic figure depicting a seated monkey with arms raised to its head. Monkeys were significant in Maya culture, linked to scribes, musicians, and mythological beings from the Popol Vuh. The simple modeling emphasizes posture and expression rather than surface detail. Likely used in a ritual or domestic context, the figurine reflects both artistic skill and symbolic meaning in Maya society.
