Basalt Stone Standing Male, 500 CE - 1000 CE
Basalt
26
PF.4199
The dense stone sculpture stands to attention as if in preparation for something. The face seems pensive with the eyes and mouth closed. The hair is carved in a neat...
The dense stone sculpture stands to attention as if in preparation for something. The face seems pensive with the eyes and mouth closed. The hair is carved in a neat fashion with only simple lines delineating the strands. In his sculpted hands, he holds a carved mask depicting a jaguar head. Its fierceness and prowess is transferred over to this man, giving him the cunning and skill of a sleek animal. Such imagery can only deter an enemy who would see such a thing, thus providing comfort to those who seek security within its stone and its strength.