Large Pre-Columbian Maya Orangeware Female Figure circa 243–244 AD

circa 243–244 AD

making this example an exceptionally important rediscovery for the study of Egyptian funerary art

while the female's orange pigment has been sympathetically touched up

or architectural adornment

Large Pre-Columbian Maya Orangeware Female Figure circa 243–244 ADLarge Maya Orangeware Female Figure Pre Columbian, Maya culture, Tiquisate region, Guatemala, ca. 600900 CEHeight: 10 in. (26. 7 cm) A superb and finely modeled orangeware female figure, depicting a seated woman adorned with a broad headdress and prominent earspools. The figures sculptural volume is enhanced by the rounded chest and arms drawn inward toward the torso in a gesture of composure. The expressive face features a pronounced nose, large