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THBMaya Pottery Vase Incised Mythological Scenes
Lot 99
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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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Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Chiapas / Campeche / Yucatan, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 600 to 800 CE. A stunning pottery vase exhibiting a circular base and impressively thin walls that rise to a towering body topped with an annular rim. Boasting a lovely hue of pale terracotta, this ancient vessel is skillfully adorned with incised mythological scenes involving a youthful, male lord and the Principle Bird Deity (vukub kakix). The handsome lord is depicted twice: in one image he is fully clothed in regal attire, and in the other he is nude, save a headdress and necklace. Both versions of the lord confront the Principle Bird Deity, who displays a wide, open mouth and an array of feathery plumes surrounding its image. In one frame, the avian deity has a serpentine body and an avian foot. These two, complimentary images are possibly referring to the defeat of the False Sun by the second set of Hero Twins in the underworld of Xib'al'ba, as told in the Maya creation myth, the Popol Vuh. Size: 6.25" in diameter x 7.125" H (15.9 cm x 18.1 cm)
Oddly, this intricate narrative was intended to remain somewhat hidden, as it was to serve as a funerary vessel with its imagery meant for the deceased and the various deities he or she would encounter in the afterlife, rather than for the elite at extravagant gatherings. This type of ceramic ware is found in the Lowland regions of Yucatan and Campeche, especially along the Usumacinta River drainage.
Provenance: ex-Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA collection; ex private Dallas, Texas, USA collection, 1970s
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#161349Professionally restored from larger sections with some new fill areas and resurfacing, but form and incised details are still clear. Expected light scratches in small areas due to age and use. Otherwise, excellent with mineralized root marks and manganese dioxide blooms throughout.Condition
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