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THBLot of 2 Maya Copador Polychrome Vessels
Lot 110
About Seller
Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Feb 3, 2022
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Bidsquare : VARIETY SALE | Ancient, Asian, Ethnographic
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Join us for our first sale of February with a spotlight on two fabulous collections, one from Lumberton, Texas, and the other from Whisnant Gallery in New Orleans. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Join us for our first sale of February with a spotlight on two fabulous collections, one from Lumberton, Texas, and the other from Whisnant Gallery in New Orleans. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, El Salvador, Maya, Copador type, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A wonderful set of 2 hand-built pottery vessels of the Maya Copador type, each highly burnished and covered in characteristic red, orange, and black pigments. First is a broad bowl with a slightly concave base, flared walls, and a thick rim. The exterior walls are decorated with a repeating series of thick H-shaped symbols within thin black borders, and the rim is lined in red pigment. Next is a squat cylinder vessel with a planar base, tall walls, and a thick rim surrounding the deep basin. The upper body is adorned with pairs of red serpentine figures, and black lemniscate forms are separated with broad pairs of vertical red columns around the lower body. Size (cylinder vessel): 4.5" W x 4.625" H (11.4 cm x 11.7 cm); (bowl): 7.5" W x 3.1" H (19 cm x 7.9 cm)
Provenance: private Lumberton, Texas, USA collection, acquired before 2010
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PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#169617Bowl has stabilization to 1 large fissure along walls and rim, with light adhesive residue along break lines; cylinder vessel is intact and very good. Both vessels have abrasions and nicks commensurate with age, with spalls, chips to rims, and fading to pigment in scattered areas. Nice preservation to pigments and decorative motifs in most areas.Condition
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