Lot 35A
Pre-Columbian, El Salvador, Maya, Copador type, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A wonderful set of 2 hand-built pottery vessels of the Maya Copador type, each highly burnished and covered in characteristic red and light orange pigments. The first and largest vessel is a tall jar with a columnar body and annular rim, all sitting upon a planar base. The exterior is skillfully hand-painted with pseudo-glyphs featuring a central band of monkeys alternating with circular motifs as horizontal striations adorn the area above and vertical slips embellish below. Alternatively, the second vessel is a bowl presenting a round yet stable base and thin walls that rise to a gently corseted body and circular rim. The exterior of the bowl boasts additional hues of tangerine and black forming a horizontal register of pseudo-glyphs above a ring of flying men. The interior of both vessels is bare. Size of largest: 5.9" Diameter x 6.6" H (15 cm x 16.8 cm)
Copador pottery was manufactured at Copan and traded widely throughout the southern Maya region. This particular style was created by artisans in the Copan area specifically for export and was probably made to combine popular elements in Maya decoration to increase their value. By repeating certain styles, the artisans creating bowls like this reinforced ceremonial ideas.
Provenance: private Lumberton, Texas, USA collection; ex-Heritage Auctions, New York, USA, December 5th, 2010, "2010 December New York Signature Pre-Columbian Art Auction #6056," lot 56104
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#170007
- Condition: Repairs to jar with restoration and repainting over break lines. Bowl is repaired from several pieces with restoration and repainting over break lines and some break lines visible on interior. Both have expected nicks and pitting, commensurate with age. Otherwise, both are excellent with nice remains of pigment and detail.
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