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MAYAN CERAMIC FISH RATTLE, ISLAND OF JAINA browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Regional Art:Americas:Pre Columbian:Pottery: Pre 1492: item # 490617 Please refer to our stock # RFM.17 when inquiring.
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| This superb Mayan fish rattle (RFM17), made from a well-sculpted mold, measures 6 ¾” in length. The back half of the hollow fish is partially blocked to hold what are probably a half dozen or so ceramic pellets that freely rattle when shaken. The fish has been glued across its body along simple breaks in front of the dorsal fin, but no restoration is in evidence. The toothy and fierce looking image of the decorative fish brings to mind a large carp. From the island of Jaina off the Yucatan west coast, the rattle dates into the Late Classic period, c.550-950AD. This fine piece is from the local collection of one of the founders of the now defunct Rocky Mountain Institute of Pre-Columbian Studies. It comes with a small display card, a map of the Yucatan highlighting the island of Jaina, and our certificate guaranteeing authenticity. Don’t forget to watch for the additional pieces that will soon be listed under the prefix RFM from this interesting and newly consigned collection. NOTE: if you would like to view a large number of our various listings, and at the same time limit your browsing, try our ‘TWELVE different items on a single page format’ by simply spelling out the word TWELVE in the search box. That will quickly bring up all of our listings that have twelve different items on a page, each individually priced! | ||||||||||||
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