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Ceremonial objects- Stone

Maya green stone votive mask, Campeche, Mexico, 200-850 AD, 10 x 10 x 5 cm.

Maya green stone votive mask, Campeche, Mexico, 200-850 AD, 10 x 10 x 5 cm.

© R. Velasco Alonso, INAH
Ceremonial mallet head, Gran Nicoya, Costa Rica, 1-500 AD, 8.5 x 7.7 cm.

Ceremonial mallet head, Gran Nicoya, Costa Rica, 1-500 AD, 8.5 x 7.7 cm.

© Dirk Bakker, DIA-FS
Mescal green stone zoomorphic mask, Guerrero, Mexico, 900-1100 AD, 12 x 10 x 8 cm.

Mescal green stone zoomorphic mask, Guerrero, Mexico, 900-1100 AD, 12 x 10 x 8 cm.

© R. Velasco Alonso, INAH
Anthropomorphic axe, South coast, Guatemala, 550-900 AD, 29.6 x 22.5 cm.

Anthropomorphic axe, South coast, Guatemala, 550-900 AD, 29.6 x 22.5 cm.

© MCD-MUNAE
Bird-shape ceremonial axe, El Salvador, 250-900 AD, 26.2 x 21 cm.

Bird-shape ceremonial axe, El Salvador, 250-900 AD, 26.2 x 21 cm.

© MUNA
Mescal green stone scale model, Guerrero, Mexico, 400-1100 AD, 13 x 9 x 2.9 cm.

Mescal green stone scale model, Guerrero, Mexico, 400-1100 AD, 13 x 9 x 2.9 cm.

© R. Velasco Alonso, INAH
Yoke with animal decoration, South coast, Guatemala, 550-900 AD, 10.5 x 38 cm.

Yoke with animal decoration, South coast, Guatemala, 550-900 AD, 10.5 x 38 cm.

© MCD-MUNAE
Eccentric, Copán, Honduras, 600-800 AD, 30.9 x 12.5 x 1.4 cm.

Eccentric, Copán, Honduras, 600-800 AD, 30.9 x 12.5 x 1.4 cm.

© IHAH
Flint eccentric, Altar de Sacrificios, Guatemala, 550-900 AD, 13 x 5 cm.

Flint eccentric, Altar de Sacrificios, Guatemala, 550-900 AD, 13 x 5 cm.

© MCD-MUNAE

Notice

Material
Stone
Type
Religious and ceremonial objects
Details
Ceremonial objects, ritual axes, yokes, scepters, models, votive masks, mallet heads, mescals, eccentrics.
Red List
Red List of Endangered Cultural Objects of Central America and Mexico
Countries
Guatemala | Mexico | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Honduras
Period
Prehispanic