Mayan Jaina whistle figure

 

Mayan, Jaina figural whistle of an older man.

Jaina Island is a pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site in the present-day Mexican state of Campeche. A small limestone island on the Yucatán Peninsula's Gulf coast with only a tidal inlet separating it from the mainland, Jaina served as an elite Maya burial site, and is notable for the high number of fine ceramic figurines excavated there.

Period: 600 - 900 AD

Size: 7 x 4,5 cm

Provenance: Belgium private collection, collected between 1960 - 70's.

2011TD1020    Price   €  1.150,--


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