Pre-Columbian Mayan style owl amulet, 1000 A.D.
Rock Crystal
Height 6cm,
Width 7.5cm
Width 7.5cm
LI.3932
A pre-Columbian Mayan style carved rock crystal amulet in the shape of an owl, probably 900-1000 AD, with suspension holes to top edge, suggesting that it was included in a...
A pre-Columbian Mayan style carved rock crystal amulet in the shape of an owl, probably 900-1000 AD, with suspension holes to top edge, suggesting that it was included in a necklace or worn as a separate pendant.
Owl effigy heads are a common theme in pre-Columbian art. Numerous examples of Costa Rican mace heads made in stone can be widely found in museums and their dating range from the 1st to the 15th century A.D., suggesting that the owl motif remained a popular motif in pre-Columbian culture. The owl was an animal associated with shamanism as well as with the underworld and death and for this reason, owl.shaped amulets or pendants were likely used during rituals.
Owl effigy heads are a common theme in pre-Columbian art. Numerous examples of Costa Rican mace heads made in stone can be widely found in museums and their dating range from the 1st to the 15th century A.D., suggesting that the owl motif remained a popular motif in pre-Columbian culture. The owl was an animal associated with shamanism as well as with the underworld and death and for this reason, owl.shaped amulets or pendants were likely used during rituals.