Description:

Pre-Columbian, Guatemala and southern Mexico, Maya, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A remarkable pottery cylinder vessel with fluted walls framed by upper and lower bands of red and orange-painted rows of glyph motifs. Scholars posit that the Maya offered cylinder vessels as diplomatic gifts, and many were used to serve and drink the traditional cacao (chocolate) beverage. In Maya art, tall cylinders like this one are presented in scenes depicting the preparation of the cocoa drink that was extremely popular with the Maya. Large cylindrical vessels like this were placed on the ground, and the drink was poured from smaller vessels above to create a frothy mixture. Size: 6.6" Diameter x 8.2" H (16.8 cm x 20.8 cm)

Provenance: private Owen collection, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA, ex-private collection, acquired from Arte Primitivo, New York, USA in the 1990s

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#189840

  • Condition: Two stable hairline pressure fissures to rim and walls. Some nicks, chips, and abrasions to surface as shown, all commensurate with age. Otherwise, intact and excellent with good remaining pigments and detail. Areas of mineral deposits and root marks to surface.

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