Jan 16, 2021
Chinesco Female Character, Lagunillas, Type C Pre-classic,
100 BC-250 AD. J.-C.
Hight: 34 cm. (13 3/8 in.)
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Chinesco Female Character, Lagunillas, Type C Pre-classic,
100 BC-250 AD. J.-C.
Hight: 34 cm. (13 3/8 in.)
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~ Jade mask. Culture: Olmec peoples Place of origin: Veracruz, México Period: Pre-classic Date: 1000-500 B.C. Medium: Serpentine, pigment.
Olmec Jade Figure, Pre-Classic, circa 900-600 BC.
Height: 12.4 cm
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(via PHOTOS: Rarely Seen Central American Ceramics Dating from 1,000 Years Ago | Around The Mall)
While some pieces, particularly from the Maya, took on an abstracted quality, this pre-classic human-monkey figure shows a turn toward realism. Pre-Classic period Maya human-monkey figure, AD 200–300 Villa de Zaragoza, Chimaltenango Department, Guatemala Pottery