**Originally Listed At $250**

Pre-Columbian, Mayan Territories, El Salvador, Copador, ca. 550 to 900 CE. An adorable Mayan Copador polychrome terracotta bowl adorned with three playful monkeys painted in brown and orange against a tan slip. Similar examples depict monkeys with circular net-like bodies playing the traditional Mayan ballgame. Here each simian figure is chasing its own respective ball around the bowl, and each displays a large bushy tail, disc-shaped eyes, and extended arms with sinuous fingers. Above is another register containing five intricately detailed Copador type pseudo-glyphs in orange and red against a tan slip. Detailing the interior of the bowl cavity are four abstract turkeys in red, brown, and orange set against a tan slip. Monkeys have always been fascinating for their human-like behaviors and antics which seem to parody those of their hominid counterparts. For this reason, in the Pre-Columbian world, monkeys were believed to serve as mediators between humankind and the supernatural realm. Size: 8.125" W x 3.25" H (20.6 cm x 8.3 cm).

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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Age-commensurate surface wear, with scratches and pitting, fading and wear to pigmentation, else intact with lovely mineral deposits throughout.