Maya Polychrome Olla w/ Geometric Motifs
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**Originally Listed At $400**
Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. An elegant jar with a flattened, stable base, globular body, waisted neck, and slightly flared rim. The inner rim and exterior are highly burnished, slipped in a warm orange hue, and painted with geometric and linear shapes in black and red; the bare base that displays the natural terracotta surface. Size: 6" Diameter x 5" H (15.2 cm x 12.7 cm
Provenance: ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 2000
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.
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#172023
Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. An elegant jar with a flattened, stable base, globular body, waisted neck, and slightly flared rim. The inner rim and exterior are highly burnished, slipped in a warm orange hue, and painted with geometric and linear shapes in black and red; the bare base that displays the natural terracotta surface. Size: 6" Diameter x 5" H (15.2 cm x 12.7 cm
Provenance: ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 2000
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.
#172023
Condition
Abrasions and losses to surface layers on body midsection as shown and small surface chips. Fading and losses to painted motifs. Great root marks throughout and light earthen deposits on interior.
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Maya Polychrome Olla w/ Geometric Motifs
Estimate $700 - $1,050
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