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THBMayan Ulua Valley Polychrome Tripod Vessel - Turkeys
Lot 155b
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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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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Honduras, Mayan Ulua Valley, ca. 550 to 850 CE. A wonderful polychrome cylinder vessel, tall and standing on three rounded, nub-like feet. Occupying three registers around the body are richly painted symbols in red, orange, deep brown/black, and an earthy cream-colored color. The upper and lower registers have glyphs of human faces interspersed with black and orange horizontal bands and set inside a thin border. Between those is a larger register that contains repeated images of turkeys standing with their wings outspread. Turkeys were a staple of the Mayan diet; however, they also symbolized good fortune; hence these birds may have been meant for ritualistic or daily consumption. Size: 6.45" W x 8.05" H (16.4 cm x 20.4 cm)
The Ulua Valley, centered around the large city of Cerro Palenque, is a mystery for archaeologists - unlike the Maya, they left no written records (the glyphoid designs on this vessel do not form words), and their connection to the Classic Maya is unclear. It seems to have been a point of trade and transport - a connecting link - between the Maya world further north and Central America. The pottery from the Ulua Valley is part of a very unique tradition different even from those found at nearby Copan.
Provenance: private Southern California, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s to mid-1980s
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#140728One side has been repaired. Repair is very well done, with small area of overpainting along the repair line on the interior. Motifs are excellently preserved, with light manganese deposits on the surface.Condition
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