Mayan Sculpture of a Standing Man, 500 CE - 900 CE
Terracotta
4.5
PF.2834
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Crafted in voluptuously, rounded detail, this human figure sends out a radiant life force. The figure's open face suggests that the owner need not beware. Instead our little friend holds...
Crafted in voluptuously, rounded detail, this human figure sends out a radiant life force. The figure's open face suggests that the owner need not beware. Instead our little friend holds out an offering, to make peace with the gods and bring good luck all that behold him. We cannot help but feel that we have made a new friend ourselves.