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Beautiful Ancient Mayan Monkey Cylinder

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Pre-Columbian, Maya, Ulua Valley, Honduras, Ca 600 AD to 850 AD. Terracotta cylinder in wonderful colors of orange, back and red with the head of a monkey emerging from each side, body of the monkey wrapping around the body of the vessel, glyph bands along the top and lower areas. 6-1/2"H x 7-1/2"W to edge of heads. Among the Classic Mayas, the howler monkey god was a major deity of the arts - including music - and a patron of the artisans, especially of the scribes and sculptors. As such, his sphere of influence overlapped with that of the Tonsured Maize God. The monkey patrons - there are often two of them - have been depicted on Classic vases in the act of writing books (while stereo-typically holding an ink nap) and carving human heads. Together, these two activities may have constituted a metaphor for the creation of mankind, with the book containing the birth signs and the head the life principle or 'soul', an interpretation reinforced by the craftsman titles of the creator gods in the Popol Vuh.
PROVENANCE: Ex-prominent Hollywood, CA collection acquired from New York auction gallery.

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Excellent and choice

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Beautiful Ancient Mayan Monkey Cylinder

Name: Beautiful Ancient Mayan Monkey Cylinder
SKU: 36581730
Price: 4500 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $4,500 - $6,500

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