Mayan Copador Polychrome Cylinder - Seated Figures
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Description
Pre-Columbian, El Salvador/Guatemala/Honduras, Mayan Copador, ca 550 to 950 CE. A polychrome ceremonial cylinder with overall slip in orange, red, black, and cream hues, the exterior decorated with two panels depicting seated casiques or shaman elaborately adorned with magnificent headdresses, face paint or tattoos, necklaces, and bracelets, with hunchbacks signifying their sacred status. Between these panels are vertical bands of hieroglyphic text, above and below are registers of stylized glyphs. Size: 5" W x 7.5" H (12.7 cm x 19 cm)
This large cylinder was most likely a cocoa cup. Did you know that chocolate was first cultivated by the Ancient Mayans? Perhaps odd to us, the way they consumed it was not like the sweet treats we know today. They preferred to imbibe thick, bitter, frothy chocolate drinks served cold. Imagine this vessel filled with such a beverage!
Provenance: Ex-Private LA County collection acquired in the 1980's
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#119015
This large cylinder was most likely a cocoa cup. Did you know that chocolate was first cultivated by the Ancient Mayans? Perhaps odd to us, the way they consumed it was not like the sweet treats we know today. They preferred to imbibe thick, bitter, frothy chocolate drinks served cold. Imagine this vessel filled with such a beverage!
Provenance: Ex-Private LA County collection acquired in the 1980's
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.
#119015
Condition
Repaired from about five pieces with some visible breaklines and losses as shown. Surface wear with abrasions and pigment loss. Nice areas of manganese deposits.
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Mayan Copador Polychrome Cylinder - Seated Figures
Estimate $900 - $1,200
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