A Maya Jade Bead, Classic Period, ca. 500 - 900 CE Price - Over $10000 presented on a museum-quality custom

presented on a museum-quality custom mount

and a stem that emerges at a straight base stroke

carefully carved to take advantage of the high concentration of white mineral inclusions

Minor surface wear and small casting imperfections consistent with age

One bird is shown preening the neck of the other

A Maya Jade Bead, Classic Period, ca. 500 - 900 CE Price - Over $10000 presented on a museum-quality customCarved from mottled sage green jadeite, this finely polished bead is fashioned into an ovoid form and incised with three shallow concentric rings encircling the body. The stone exhibits attractive variegation in tone and translucency, producing subtle tonal shifts when viewed in raking light. The combination of precise incisions and a high, almost buttery polish indicates skilled lapidary work consistent with Classic period Mesoamerican jade