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Maya / Toltec Plumbate Vessels, ex-Schmitt

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Maya / Toltec Plumbate Vessels, ex-Schmitt

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Description

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya / Toltec, ca. 900 to 1200 CE. A pair of hand-built pottery vessels with each a stable base and globular body. The Maya produced a pottery with a hard and shiny surface known as plumbate ware which was probably made by a very small number of artisans around the Mexico/Guatemala border who then exported them throughout wider Mesoamerica. Size: 5.5" Diameter x 5.75" H (14 cm x 14.6 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

Minor surface abrasions, nicks and chips to both. Surface flaking and abrasions to interior rim of smaller vessel. Nice firing clouds on both and mineral deposit son interiors.

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Maya / Toltec Plumbate Vessels, ex-Schmitt

Name: Maya / Toltec Plumbate Vessels, ex-Schmitt
SKU: 153389453
Price: 225 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $500 - $750

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