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Pre-Columbian, Guatemala and southern Mexico, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 700 to 900 CE. A Copador-style bowl with a wide red rim, an orange, undecorated interior, and an exterior decorated with a band of pseudo-glyphs above a series of monkey figures holding red balls. Monkeys are often depicted holding something important or meaningful, and the red ball may symbolize cacao. Size: 7.8" W x 3.45" H (19.8 cm x 8.8 cm)

Simian iconography was very symbolic in the Pre-Columbian world, and the monkey's whimsical antics have always fascinated human beings. Simultaneously interpreted as both a mimic and a contradiction of human culture, the monkey was thought to mediate between man and the supernatural.

Provenance: private D. C. collection, California, USA; D. C. is an Emmy Award winning Hollywood writer and Executive Producer, collected before 2000

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#126485

Intact with rootmarked interior. Base has very slight staining from putty used to stabilize the bowl on a shelf in an earthquake zone.