Pre-Columbian Figures - 2 Maya + Valdivian (TL'd)
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Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE; Ecuador, Valdivian culture, Formative Period, ca. 2000 to 1500 BCE. A trio of hand-built and mold made pottery figures from ancient Mesoamerica. The first is a Valdivian redware lady figure with an elongated head and incised hair and facial expression. The next two are mold-made Maya anthropomorphic and zoomorphic hybrid figures of nude men with bat or monkey heads - the taller has delineated genitalia and a necklace. Size: 1" W x 3.25" H (2.5 cm x 8.3 cm); 4" H (10.2 cm) on included custom stand.
The figure with red pigment has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full printed and bound report is available to the buyer upon request.
Provenance: private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-John B. Kendrick II collection, Denver, Colorado, USA, acquired 1965 to 1990; John B. Kendrick II, son of John B. Kendrick, former Wyoming Governor and US Senator 1930s
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#172671
The figure with red pigment has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full printed and bound report is available to the buyer upon request.
Provenance: private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-John B. Kendrick II collection, Denver, Colorado, USA, acquired 1965 to 1990; John B. Kendrick II, son of John B. Kendrick, former Wyoming Governor and US Senator 1930s
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.
#172671
Condition
Loss to leg and on redware figure and head reattached. TL hole on lost area of this leg. Head reattached to small maya figure. Loss to ear and chips to largest Maya figure.
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Pre-Columbian Figures - 2 Maya + Valdivian (TL'd)
Estimate $900 - $1,350
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