A Published Maya Polychrome Tripod Plate with Muan Bird Deity, Classic Period, ca. 500 - 800 CE Glass titled Lander River

titled Lander River

Her early experience fostered her love of collecting and over the years

Carved life-sized and three-quarters in the round

full cheeks

A Published Maya Polychrome Tripod Plate with Muan Bird Deity, Classic Period, ca. 500 - 800 CE Glass titled Lander RiverThis exceptional polychrome tripod plate showcases a powerful supernatural bird, finely painted with confident line work and balanced composition in bold red, cream, and black hues. Dominating the center is the Moan (Muan) Bird, a powerful supernatural entity linked to night, prophecy, and the journey to the underworld. In Late Classic Maya cosmology, this bird is often seen as an embodiment of the Principal Bird Deity; the celestial ruler seated atop