Pre-Columbian, Mexico and Guatemala, Peten Basin, Maya Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 950 CE. A thick-walled ceramic bowl with repeated polychrome motifs ringing the exterior - a large panel showing a prone human figure bent over and holding a vessel in his hands; he wears what appears to be a jaguar pelt, a large feathered headdress, and a loop of fabric on his back. Each of these panels is separated by a single glyph set within a square border. The interior rim of the bowl is painted a deep, spectacular red, similar to the figures' skin; the rest of the interior is a deep orange. The Peten region was one of the most densely populated regions in the world during the Maya period, home to several million people and many powerful urban areas, with their own style of distinctive artwork. Size: 7.25" W x 3.55" H (18.4 cm x 9 cm)

Provenance: private Southern California, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s to mid-1980s

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#140807

Repaired from about ten large and medium pieces. Overpainting on interior along repair lines.