tlatollotl:Shell paint paletteMayaLate Classic Period, 550–850 ADObject Place: Guatemala, Mexico, or
tlatollotl:Shell paint paletteMayaLate Classic Period, 550–850 ADObject Place: Guatemala, Mexico, or BelizePalette for holding water-based paints carved from a large conch shell. The palette is carved asf the formal pose of Maya court painters portrayed on the pictorial ceramics, with fingers curled towards the palm and the thumb or forefinger pointing forwards.MFA -- source link