Description:

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A hand-built ceramic bowl with a round but stable base, tall walls which form the deep basin, and a thick, lightly-flared rim. The highly-burnished surfaces within the basin are coated in cream slip with bands of brown and classic Copador red painted around the rim, and those around the exterior display a trio of abstract simian figures separated by three red balls. Four species of monkeys lived in the Maya region in Pre-Columbian times: two types of howler monkeys, the spider monkey, and the capuchin. These animals fascinated the Maya and are common subjects of their artwork, often depicted carrying valuable goods like cacao, symbolized by the red ball. Size: 7.55" W x 3.625" H (19.2 cm x 9.2 cm).

Provenance: private southern California, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s to mid-1980s

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#142957

  • Condition: Repaired from two halves, with light resurfacing and overpainting along break lines. Minor nicks and abrasions to rim, walls, and base, with some light pitting, fading to original pigmentation, and minor encrustations. Nice earthen deposits and manganese blooms throughout.

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