Nice Maya Black Glazed Pottery Vessel
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Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico and northern Central America, Pacific Slope, Maya Territories, Late Classic period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A pretty cylinder vessel with a flat base and slightly flaring rim. Around the body is an incised motif of concentric rectangles. A shiny black glaze, rare for the Maya, coats the interior and exterior. Size: 6.5" W x 5.5" H (16.5 cm x 14 cm)
See a similarly glazed vessel at the Yale University Art Gallery: https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/196913
Provenance: ex-private Texas, USA collection, acquired at Heritage Auctions
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#141707
Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico and northern Central America, Pacific Slope, Maya Territories, Late Classic period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A pretty cylinder vessel with a flat base and slightly flaring rim. Around the body is an incised motif of concentric rectangles. A shiny black glaze, rare for the Maya, coats the interior and exterior. Size: 6.5" W x 5.5" H (16.5 cm x 14 cm)
See a similarly glazed vessel at the Yale University Art Gallery: https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/196913
Provenance: ex-private Texas, USA collection, acquired at Heritage Auctions
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#141707
Condition
Restoration on one small part of the rim. Otherwise in very nice condition with wear and deposits on the surface commensurate with age.
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Nice Maya Black Glazed Pottery Vessel
Estimate $500 - $700
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