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Maya Pottery Poison Bottle w/ Face Glyph

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Maya Pottery Poison Bottle w/ Face Glyph

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Description

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A hand-built pottery bottle carried by warriors and hunters for storing fast-acting poison into which their arrows were dipped. The obverse features an incised glyph of a left-facing human visage, perhaps depicting a god or perhaps a stylized portrait of the bottle's owner. Size: 3.7" W x 4.1" H (9.4 cm x 10.4 cm)

Provenance: ex-Marc Amiguet Schmitt estate, Amiguet's Ancient Art, Evansville, Indiana, USA, acquired prior to January 1, 2010

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Condition

Abrasions and nicks commensurate with age, with softening to incised glyph, and fading and fire-darkening to pigment in scattered areas, otherwise intact and very good. Nice form.

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Maya Pottery Poison Bottle w/ Face Glyph

Name: Maya Pottery Poison Bottle w/ Face Glyph
SKU: 138797574
Price: 800 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $800 - $1,200

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