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Pre-Columbian, Central America, Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery vase with a planar base, a carinated lower body, and a cylindrical upper body surmounted by a flared rim. Stamped along the upper body just below the neck is a register of abstract wave-form pseudo-glyphs, and surrounding the lower body are a trio of abstract saurian creatures with gaping jaws, bared fangs, and scaly bodies. The orange-brown composition features a high level of polishing that creates an attractive luster. Size: 5.125" W x 8.25" H (13 cm x 21 cm)

Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010

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#173562

Abrasions and fading to exterior pigment, with softening to some stamped motifs, and light encrustations and earthen deposits within body, otherwise intact and very good. Great preservation to overall form with most stamped motifs still visible and discernible. Old inventory label beneath base.