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Vibrant Maya Peten Polychrome Bowl w/ Snake

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Vibrant Maya Peten Polychrome Bowl w/ Snake

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Description

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Guatemala, Peten region, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery bowl with sizable circular pseudo-glyphs on the exterior surfaces. Along with the circles is an abstract snake bearing a sinuous black body with no discernible head and a laterally-stacked group of linear bands. Size: 7.2" W x 3.7" H (18.3 cm x 9.4 cm)

Provenance: ex-Marc Amiguet Schmitt estate, Amiguet's Ancient Art, Evansville, Indiana, USA, acquired prior to January 1, 2010

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Condition

One stable hairline fissure stemming from rim, with light abrasions and nicks to pigment and rim, otherwise intact and very good. Great pigment remains throughout.

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Vibrant Maya Peten Polychrome Bowl w/ Snake

Name: Vibrant Maya Peten Polychrome Bowl w/ Snake
SKU: 138797571
Price: 575 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $800 - $1,200

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