MAYAN ECCENTRIC Stylized scorpion eccentrics are described as having one tail rather than the two tails this one has. But a guess is that this example was also
meant to represent a scorpion. It is very well have been published. This one was made on a flake and is basically unifacial except for the pressure flaking on the projections on the claws and tails. The curve of the original flake can be seen in the edge view. This eccentric is very heavily patinated. |