Published Maya Pottery Conch Shell Trumpet
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Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A large buff-brown pottery conch shell decorated with an openwork design consisting of three openwork roundels surrounded with an openwork geometric pattern. Some remaining ochre and white surface pigment. A nice example. Size: 9.5" L (24.1 cm).
Published and exhibited: Ceremonial Objects of Ancient Mexico, Memphis Pink Palace Museum, 1984, #58.
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex private Nevada, USA collection; ex Dr. David Harner collection, Arkansas, USA, from the 1950s-1960s, Collection # PM34.
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#164550
Published and exhibited: Ceremonial Objects of Ancient Mexico, Memphis Pink Palace Museum, 1984, #58.
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex private Nevada, USA collection; ex Dr. David Harner collection, Arkansas, USA, from the 1950s-1960s, Collection # PM34.
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#164550
Condition
Repaired from 2 sections, else remarkably complete and fine with nice surface deposits.
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Published Maya Pottery Conch Shell Trumpet
Estimate $4,000 - $6,000
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