What is a Maya sculpture worth?
Price guide from past auction results
Based on 9 priced auction sales, works by Maya have sold for a median of $1,088Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $889Sign up free to see and $2,540Sign up free to see. For sculptures alone, the median is $1,088Sign up free to see across 9 sales. In the last five years the median was $1,088Sign up free to see across 9 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Maya prices by medium
- Auction results
- 9
- Sold rate
- 100%
- Active at auction
- 2025–2026
- Median price
- $1.1kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $13.2kSign up free to see Life Death figure, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Jul 2025
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sculpture | 9 | $889–$2.5kSign up free to see | $1.1kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (4), Wright (3), Toomey & Co. (2)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 6 | $581–$2.2kSign up free to see | $1kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 3 | $1.4k–$7.6kSign up free to see | $2kSign up free to see |
Recent Maya sales
- Polychrome vessel, slip-decorated earthenware — $1,088Sign up free to see, Wright, Apr 8, 2026
- Orangeware effigy vessel, earthenware — $254Sign up free to see, Wright, Dec 3, 2025
- Stone head hacha, stone — $2,904Sign up free to see, Wright, Dec 3, 2025
- Collection of three vessels, earthenware — $990Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Jul 22, 2025
- Seated figure, terracotta — $2,540Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Jul 22, 2025
- Life Death figure, terracotta — $13,200Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Jul 22, 2025
- Figure from the collection of Emerson Woelffer, painted stoneware — $445Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Apr 10, 2025
- Vessel with Sun God (Kinich Ahau), terracotta — $1,980Sign up free to see, Toomey & Co., Feb 26, 2025
Questions about Maya prices
What is a Maya sculpture worth?
Based on 9 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Maya have sold for a median of $1,088, and half of them sold between $889 and $2,540. For sculptures alone the median is $1,088 (9 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Maya sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $13,200 for “Life Death figure” at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) in July 2025.
How often do Maya works sell at auction?
100% of the 9 lots recorded between 2025 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Maya sculpture?
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ArtSell has recorded 9 auction results for Maya between 2025 and 2026, and 9 of them sold (100%).
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