Large / Ornately Decorated Maya Copador Bowl
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Description
Pre-Columbian Mayan Territories, El Salvador / Honduras, Late Classic Period ca. 550 to 900 CE. A Mayan Copador polychrome olla of a rounded form with corsetted upper walls resolving to an open rim, finely painted on the exterior with four elaborately dressed seated casiques and/or scribes occupying the lower register superimposed by an upper register of glyphs that resemble Mayan deities, possibly Akan and Chahk, all in hues of red, orange, and black upon a cream ground. The interior is painted with a register of stylized glyphs and a sunburst motif on the tondo in hues of red, orange, and black on a cream ground, each region framed with red and black bands. Size: 9.5" W x 4.25" H (24.1 cm x 10.8 cm)
Provenance: Ex - Private Seattle, WA collection formed between 1940 and 1980
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#115953
Provenance: Ex - Private Seattle, WA collection formed between 1940 and 1980
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 and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#115953
Condition
Remarkably intact, loss to some interior pigment else excellent.
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Large / Ornately Decorated Maya Copador Bowl
Estimate $900 - $1,500
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