Pre-Columbian Teotihuacan Serpentine Stone Fragment Head Authentic Pre-Columbian Maya pottery figure

Authentic Pre-Columbian Maya pottery figure from Guatemala

Acquired as part of a group of ushabtis from the same burial assemblage bearing related inscriptions

consistent with firing vent holes found on related examples

The body is decorated in high relief with two stylized pelicans shown in profile

Pre-Columbian Teotihuacan Serpentine Stone Fragment Head Authentic Pre-Columbian Maya pottery figurePre Columbian Teotihuacan Serpentine Head Fragment, Mexico, ca. 250650 CE., Carved from a dense green black serpentine, this striking fragmentary head depicts the stylized visage of a Teotihuacan figure, the features boldly abstracted yet finely balanced the eyes reduced to narrow slits beneath a defined brow ridge, the mouth slightly parted in calm expression, and the ears projecting to the sides in typical geometric form. The crown flattens into a