The finely modeled head, with protruding nose and headdress with layers of textured fringe, on custom stand that reads, “Head from Palenque, Mayan Culture Classic Period, 500-800 AD. Stucco head sculptured in the round. Found in the Royal Tomb in the Temple of Inscriptions, State of Champas, Mexico. Probably intended as an offering. Scale Replica Authorized by Mexican National Institute of Anthropology and History. Lunt Galleries. Lunt-Tane Sterling Silver, Made in Mexico. Issue no. 11.” Ht. 2 ½ in. Gross weight incl. stand 303 grams.