A Maya Tripod Plate with Maize God, Classic Maya Period, ca. 600 - 800 CE Amulets - Power with domed lid and small

with domed lid and small

Condition:  The bead is intact and in very good condition overall

not included

12 Roanne13 and St

A Maya Tripod Plate with Maize God, Classic Maya Period, ca. 600 - 800 CE Amulets - Power with domed lid and smallPainted Mayan pottery such as this example was used for feasting, ritual purposes, and as prestigious gifts given to emphasize the power of the giver and bind the recipient to them through a form of purchased loyalty. Maya kings and queens might give them to local governors. The artists who created them were also often minor royalty or nobility, especially the ones who could paint glyphs, as literacy was reserved for the Mayan elite. This large