Barakat Gallery
Skip to main content
  • Menu
  • Home
  • Artworks
  • Exhibitions
  • About
  • Contact
Menu
  • Menu

The Barakat Collection

Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Mayan Sculpture of a Standing Male, 550 CE - 800 CE

Mayan Sculpture of a Standing Male, 550 CE - 800 CE

Terracotta
9.75
PF.2342
Enquire
%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_title%22%3EMayan%20Sculpture%20of%20a%20Standing%20Male%3C/span%3E%2C%20%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_year%22%3E550%20CE%20%20-%20%20800%20CE%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3ETerracotta%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E9.75%3C/div%3E
With a large, spoon-billed mask projecting from his mouth, this aged priest presents a dramatic sculpted clay image. Dressed in ceremonial attire that includes a sashed loincloth, large necklace, wristlets...
Read more
With a large, spoon-billed mask projecting from his mouth, this aged priest presents a dramatic sculpted clay image. Dressed in ceremonial attire that includes a sashed loincloth, large necklace, wristlets and earpools, we are at once captivated by his dynamic presence. At the same time, his energetically extended arms witnessing this priest in the middle of an age-old Mayan spiritual dance. His wizened face with its shrunken cheeks, furrowed brow and sage-like expression gives witness to his many years and his mystical knowledge, encouraging us to feel his deep, primal rhythms. Moreover, if we turn his spirited body around, we discover that this ancient shaman figure is also a whistle, and the mystical sounds that he brings forth are most certainly in tune with the timeless cosmic order, whose march is orchestrated by the gods that this priest knows so well.
Close full details
Share
  • Facebook
  • X
  • Pinterest
  • Tumblr
  • Email
Previous
|
Next
4500 
of  28197

London

48 Albemarle Street,

London, W1S 4JW

info@barakatgallery.eu 

 

       


 

CONTACT | TEAM | PRESS 

 

Seoul
58-4, Samcheong-ro,
Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82 02 730 1949
barakat@barakat.kr
             

 

Los Angeles

941 N La Cienega Blvd
Los Angeles CA 90069
+1 310 859 8408

contact@barakatgallery.com

  


 

 

Facebook, opens in a new tab.
Instagram, opens in a new tab.
Send an email
View on Google Maps
Manage cookies
Copyright © 2025 Barakat Gallery
Site by Artlogic


Manage cookies
Accept

Cookie preferences

Check the boxes for the cookie categories you allow our site to use

Cookie options
Required for the website to function and cannot be disabled.
Improve your experience on the website by storing choices you make about how it should function.
Allow us to collect anonymous usage data in order to improve the experience on our website.
Allow us to identify our visitors so that we can offer personalised, targeted marketing.
Save preferences
Close

Join our mailing list

Sign Up

* denotes required fields