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Mayan Plumbate Pottery Head w/ Tapir Headdress

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Mayan Plumbate Pottery Head w/ Tapir Headdress

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Description

**First Time At Auction**

Pre-Columbian, Mayan region, Maya/Toltec, ca. 900 to 1200 CE. A "plumbate" pottery head depicting a shaman or priest wearing an enormous tapir head headdress, his face peeking out from inside of the creature's mouth. Plumbate pottery is distinguishable by its uniquely shiny - sometimes even iridescent - glaze that has been fired at very high temperatures. Plumbate ware was probably made by a very small number of artisans around the Mexico/Guatemala border who then exported them throughout wider Mesoamerica. Baird's tapir was the largest animal in Mayan territory and could weigh up to 650 pounds; the Maya associated the animal, which is nocturnal, with the underworld, sexual potency, and fertility. Size: 3.45" W x 2.5" H (8.8 cm x 6.4 cm); 5.75" H (14.6 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private Healy collection, Studio City, California, USA, acquired over the last twenty years

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Condition

Piece is a fragment of a larger item. Loss to edges of ears. Nice areas of glaze remaining with iridescent patina.

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Mayan Plumbate Pottery Head w/ Tapir Headdress

Name: Mayan Plumbate Pottery Head w/ Tapir Headdress
SKU: 64947136
Price: 350 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $500 - $700

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