Pair of Pre-Columbian Mixtec Jade Bird Ornaments grasping a pestle and shallow

grasping a pestle and shallow mortar held before the chest in an act of ritual preparation

and a compact

cylindrical headdress

invocation

Pair of Pre-Columbian Mixtec Jade Bird Ornaments grasping a pestle and shallowPair of Pre Columbian Mixtec Jade Bird Ornaments Mexico, Mixtec Culture, ca. 12001521 CE Dimensions: Each 1 7 8" 1 3 8" A finely carved pair of Pre Columbian jade bird ornaments from the Mixtec culture of ancient Mexico. Carved from pale green jade with attractive russet iron staining and natural burial patina, each pendant depicts a stylized bird with elegantly rendered wings, beak, and eye. Suspension holes at the top indicate they were intended to