Aztec Cuautitlan Redware Cup - ex Stendahl
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**Originally Listed At $250**
Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, city of Cuautitlan, Aztec culture, ca. 1400 to 1521 CE. A hand-built redware pottery cup of a dramatically corseted form with a flared foot and a deep basin. The red-hued vessel displays traces of black-painted linear motifs surmounted by a pair of abstract spiral-headed serpents. Size: 3.6" W x 4" H (9.1 cm x 10.2 cm)
Provenance: ex-Alfred Stendahl collection, owner of Stendahl Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired before 1980
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.
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#153816
Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, city of Cuautitlan, Aztec culture, ca. 1400 to 1521 CE. A hand-built redware pottery cup of a dramatically corseted form with a flared foot and a deep basin. The red-hued vessel displays traces of black-painted linear motifs surmounted by a pair of abstract spiral-headed serpents. Size: 3.6" W x 4" H (9.1 cm x 10.2 cm)
Provenance: ex-Alfred Stendahl collection, owner of Stendahl Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired before 1980
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.
#153816
Condition
Minor nicks and abrasions to upper and lower rims, with fading to original black pigment, and light encrustations within recessed openings, otherwise intact and very good. Light earthen deposits throughout. Faint remains of black pigment on exterior, and great remains of red pigment throughout. Old label reading "Cuautitlan" underneath foot.
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Aztec Cuautitlan Redware Cup - ex Stendahl
Estimate $450 - $675
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