**Originally Listed At $300**

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Mayan Territories, Maya, Late Classic period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. An intriguing hand-carved Mayan stone face set within a modern 14K gold ring setting. The face resembles an abstract simian figure with puffy lips, a wide nose with flared nostrils, recessed coffee-bean-shaped eyes within rounded sockets, and a pronounced brow line. The 14K gold setting is comprised of a thin band, wide shoulders, a pair of thin arms, and a singular thick arm upon which rests the chin of the carved head. A fashionable and wearable example of ancient sculpture! Size (face): 0.75" W x 9" H (1.9 cm x 22.9 cm); total weight: 11.2 grams; gold quality: 14K; US ring size 6.

Provenance: private Los Angeles County, California, USA collection

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#135873

Wearable as shown. Carved stone head is ancient and gold ring setting is modern. Head has surface wear and abrasions commensurate with age, small chips along brow line, and fading to some finer details. Light earthen deposits throughout.