Scepter with Profile Figures, 7th–8th century, Guatemala, Mesoamerica, Maya, Flint, H. 13 5/8 x W. 7 1/2 x D. 5/8 in. ( x 19

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Scepter with Profile Figures, 7th–8th century, Guatemala, Mesoamerica, Maya, Flint, H. 13 5/8 x W. 7 1/2 x D. 5/8 in. ( x x cm), Stone-Sculpture, Maya artists skillfully chipped flint, a fragile and challenging medium, into imaginative multifigure and geometric shapes. The worked flints are frequently found as offerings in Maya tombs. This eccentric flint depicts, in profile, two figures wearing headdresses

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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