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THBSuperb Maya Pottery Poison Bottle - Dual Lords
Lot 137
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Artemis Fine Arts
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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Explore a world of classical antiquities and ethnographic masterpieces, with treasures from every corner of the globe. Discover Egyptian relics, Greek and Roman artifacts, Etruscan elegance, Near Eastern wonders, and Asian heritage. Marvel at Pre-Columbian marvels, Native American artistry, African tribal expressions, and Oceanic cultural gems. Spanish Colonial legacies, Russian craftsmanship, and a spectrum of fine and visual arts await, offering a captivating journey through history and artistry, connecting cultures across time. Artemis Fine Arts info@artemisgallery.com
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Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE.Grayish-cream terracotta canteen shaped bottle on a ring base with a short cylindrical tapered ring spout. Decorated with a relief scene on both sides of the bottle contained in circular panels, depicting a ceremonial scene, composed of two seated figures facing each other. At left is God L, as an old man wearing a moan bird headdress and feathers. At right is God K, a vertical row of glyphs divides them. Both are clad in intricate regalia and jewelry. Glyph bands on both side panels. Highlighted with red pigment. A beautiful example with highly defined glyph panels.
The Maya Classic phase is so named because it was the peak of their artistic and cultural achievements. Part of this, as in many societies, included highly specialized consumable goods. Elaborate vessels like this one were designed to be instantly distinguishable from those used for everyday eating or drinking - not just in decoration, but also in quantity produced, making these a much rarer find than your average piece of domestic pottery. They were also made to be for only a single, specific function - in this case, to hold something valuable. Traditionally, items like this one have been known as "poison" or "medicine" bottles, in part because of their comparison to bottles used by other native North American groups, but depictions of people using the flasks in artwork as well as residue analysis on archaeological examples suggest that they may have had other uses. They are often found in the context of burials, filled with red pigment like cinnabar or hematite, but with the remains of other things underneath the pigment (as if they were used in life and then filled with color in death). Because of their size, they must have been made to contain things not required in large quantities - indeed, poisons or medicines, but also perfume, tobacco, and ritual drugs like powdered mushrooms.
Provenance: Private Lindenhurst, Illinois, USA collection, acquired April 22, 2014; ex-Arte Antico, New York, New York, USA; ex-Foreign Unlimited Gallery, Charles Warren, Coconut Grove, Florida, USA, from the 1970s - 1980s; ex-private New York City, New York, USA collection
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#192550Minor chip at rim, scuffs here and there but in very fine condition.Condition
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