Mayan Dwarf Boxer
Soldate 60 and Black Mountain Sculpture Clay
Removable helmet
Single fired to cone 5 in an electric kiln
Cold finished with oil paints
36” x 16” x18”
2024
$2,500
Researchers uncovered a cache of action-figure-sized clay figurines in a Mayan pyramid in El Perú-Waká, Petén, Guatemala in 2006.
One of the figures found was a representation of a dwarf boxer, posed in a martial stance and wearing a fantastic helmet that captured the attention of the sci-fi and fantasy loving folks on the internet. I fell in love with this fierce little fellow. There’s just something delightful about those big “eyes” on his helmet.
The original figure is quite small, so it was a hoot to super-size the original design.
See below for the original artifact, as photographed at the site:
Image credit: Dwarf boxer with removable helmet after excavation, El Perú-Waka', Petén, Guatemala, Museo Nacional de Arqueología y Etnología, Guatemala, Guatemala City, photo © Kenneth Garrett
