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Stucco sculpture with traces of polychromy, depicting a Maya warrior or high-ranking dignitary, modelled on the head found beneath King Pakal’s sarcophagus and now held at the Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City [inv. 05.0-01031].
In the style of the Classic Maya period, 7th century AD.
Height: 40 cm – Width: 20 cm – Depth: 24 cm
(Damage, losses and restorations)
– Reportedly from the former private collection of a prominent art dealer in the south of France
– Delon-Hoebanx auction, 26 September 2024, lot 192.
– Private collection, Paris.
This work is a faithful reproduction of the Palenque Male Head, discovered in Palenque, Chiapas, and now held at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City under catalogue number 05.0-01031. The original, dating from the Late Classic Maya period, circa 600–900 AD, comes from the funerary context of the Temple of the Inscriptions and was found beneath Pakal’s tomb.
Through the purity of its modelling and the quiet intensity of its expression, our high-quality antique copy bears witness to the refinement of Mayan art, where the portrait, whilst not strictly realistic, achieves a form of almost timeless presence.