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Maya Bone CarvingA Pre-Columbian Mayan bone carved in relief with a male head in profile and another smaller one above. Central America. The Maya were the dominant culture in Meso-America between the 3rd century BC and the end of the first millennium AD. Their architecture and art are of the finest found in Pre-Columbian America. Their highly developed pottery industry produced a wide variety of vase forms that varied widely in their decorative motifs and functions. Formerly in a Florida private collection, 1950s. Inv#: 8218 $27,500 |
