IS THIS MYAN STATUE PRE COLUMBIAN

HELLO ALL.....i purchased this at an estate sale approx 20 years ago..i know what im going to say does not mean much with authenticity but the man who passed on was a huge collector..the dealers went nuts in this house and i knew most of the dealers and what they purchased turned out to be authentic..the statue is a little over 8 inches tall and is easily over 10 pounds..its carved out of some kind of granite..its not showing in the photos but when in the sun light it sparkles..looks like theres quartz or maybe mica in this stone...i used very high powered magnifiers and i see no signs of machine tooling..i see no swirl marks or lines all going in one direction..i took some clear photos and im hoping you can see any red flags either way..my guess is this type of art is hard to authenticate but im hoping i can get enough info to decide whether or not to pursue it further...please ask questions...thx in advance for your help.....andy

 

I wonder if it lines up with authentic symbolism and traditional headdress/clothing/outfits that such figures are known to wear. The round objects across his abdomen, for instance, are interesting.

 

thanks for your reply....i knew no one would be able to tell me if it was authentic but im wondering if its worth persuing

 

I had an object that I thought was Pre-Columbian. I asked around a lot, wrote a lot of letters to museums, and so on. Everything was inconclusive, with some people saying they didn't think it was real. I ended up just listing it on ebay with the price going down through the months, letting people decide. I think I got about $50 for it.