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Maya Copador Pottery Cylinder w/ Glyph Bands

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Maya Copador Pottery Cylinder w/ Glyph Bands
Maya Copador Pottery Cylinder w/ Glyph Bands
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Description
Pre-Columbian, Central America, El Salvador, Maya, Copador type, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A sizable pottery cylinder vessel of broad form with a flared rim, a stable base, and 5 bands of abstract glyphs encircling the exterior, perhaps bearing celestial interpretations; the interior rim is painted with red pigment while the remaining basin is undecorated. Size: 6.75" Diameter x 9.3" H (17.1 cm x 23.6 cm)

Provenance: private southern California, USA collection, acquired December 2002; ex-Artemis Gallery, Louisville, Colorado, USA; ex-Arte Primitivo, New York, New York, USA

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#186026
Condition
Abrasions and fading to pigment, with 1 stable fissure stemming from rim, otherwise intact and very good. Great preservation to Venus glyphs across exterior, and nice manganese deposits within interior. Previous inventory label beneath base.
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Maya Copador Pottery Cylinder w/ Glyph Bands

Estimate $1,200 - $1,800
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Starting Price $600
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Artemis Gallery

Artemis Gallery

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Auction Curated By
Bob Dodge
Owner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art
Sydelle Dienstfrey
PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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