**First Time At Auction**

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Mayan Territories, Maya, Late Classic period, ca. 550 to 950 CE. A mold-made brownware vessel with a planar base, a stylized anthropomorphic face with coffee-bean-shaped eyes and a prominent nose, hemispherical ears with small perforations, a large brow, and a flared rim which leads to a deep interior cavity. A circular ornament with a pierced center rests in the middle of the brow. The face is situated above a bulging pair of eyes, presumably belonging to a reptile of some form. Covered in a chocolate-brown slip and traces of orange pigment, this is a wonderful example from the ancient Maya! Size: 5" W x 5.375" H (12.7 cm x 13.7 cm).

Provenance: ex-private collection of Rochelle Bryant, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Surface wear and abrasions commensurate with age, small chips to rim, body, facial details, and base, and some fading to brown and orange coloration. Light earthen deposits within recessed areas.