Chontal stone figural pendant, Late Preclassic, ca. 300-100 B.C.

of unusual slender and tapering form perhaps indicating use as a bloodletter, the stylized figure with triangular head, mouth open as if chanting, and with drilled eyes, pierced ears and wearing a headband with projecting plume, the arms carved in relief on the torso; pierced at the back of the neck, in veined greenstone.

Andre Schoeller, Paris, 1950s

fine, no repairs, small chip to right earlobe.
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The facial features resemble the 'ghost' figure type, see Geiger (2003:pls. 62, 63), see also Escultura Precolombina de Guerrero (1964: fig. 33).