An exceptional pair of Maya Jade Pair of Earflare Frontals, Late Preclassic - Classic Period, ca. 200 - 600 CE Household Goods housed in a museum-quality plexiglass

housed in a museum-quality plexiglass display frame

protective deity was very popular in ancient Egypt

Provenance:  Private NYC collection acquired from Edward H

This stylized example featues a square with horizontal grooves

5 inches (8

An exceptional pair of Maya Jade Pair of Earflare Frontals, Late Preclassic - Classic Period, ca. 200 - 600 CE Household Goods housed in a museum-quality plexiglassAn exceptional pair of earflares frontals hand carved from deep emerald green jadeite and polished to a high luster. Each piece displays a circular motif in each corner, joined by a raised border framing the large central aperture. The reverse is sculpted with two short projecting extensions, each drilled with small perforations that were used to thread suspension cords or counterweights behind the earlobe, securing the ornament in place behind the