This Mayan pot is made of terracotta and has a faded red color to it. Along its surface are squared and curling designs typical of Mayan art styles. In addition, a figure with a squared face and large headdress clings to the lip of the pot, body outward with a reverse grip on the opening. It is primarily spherical with a long foot.

Weight (Lbs): 0.75
Height (In.): 6.25
Width (In.): 3.25
Depth (In.): 3.5
Size: 26.5 x 4.0 x 4.0"
Maker: Mayan, Unknown
Material: Terracotta
Date: Pre-Columbian
Provenance: N/A
Condition: Some wear and dirt build-up, mild scratching and gouging.
History: Contemporary with Teotihuacan's greatness was the greatness of the Maya civilization. The period between 250 CE and 650 CE was a time of intense flourishing of Maya civilized accomplishments. While the many Maya city-states never achieved political unity on the order of the central Mexican civilizations, they exerted a tremendous intellectual influence upon Mexico and Central America. The Maya built some of the most elaborate cities on the continent, and made innovations in mathematics, astronomy, and calendrics. The Mayans also evolved the only true writing system native to the Americas using pictographs and syllabic elements in the form of texts and codices inscribed on stone, pottery, wood, or highly perishable books made from bark paper.