Description:

Pre-Columbian, Mayan Territories, Maya highlands, Guatemala, Peten, ca. 500 to 900 CE. An elegant orange, black and red painted vessel with rounded body and corseted rim. Hieroglyphic symbols under rim is a stylized PSS. Two serpent-like deity badges on main body. Compare with a similar example on Mayavase.com. Size: 5.5" W x 5" H (14 cm x 12.7 cm)

Howard T. Knapp (1915-2010), a former physicist for the Space Program at NASA, had a deep passion for armor and weaponry and acquired many fascinating pieces from the 60s to the 80s during his extensive world traveling. With an impressive collection that included a three thousand-year-old Ancient Greek sword and over five thousand pieces of pottery, later in life Knapp was an antique dealer and always an enthusiast!

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Howard T. Knapp collection, acquired in the 1960s - 1980s

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#182244

  • Condition: Repaired and with minor losses and evident of repair, and deposits.

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