A Maya Polychrome Tripod Plate Mesoamerica, Late Classic, circa 600-900 AD At center is a lord or deity seated on a throne. He gestures toward and looks intently at a flower that appears attached to his nose. The flaring sides are painted with a repeated human head in profile with emphasized eyebrow. Earthenware painted in shades of orange, black and white. The underside painted with red scallop design. On three conical feet (one broken). A traditional and original "kill hole" drilled near center. Otherwise in very good, intact condition. Provenance: Hiroshi Miura, Tokyo, Japan, prior to 1970 Diameter: 11 ¼ inches HID03101062020 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

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