Description:

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, early Postclassic Period, ca. 900 to 1100 CE. A sizable, hand-built pottery jar of bulbous form with a rounded base, a gently sloped shoulder, and a thick neck surmounted by a flared rim. Protruding from the front of the vessel is a hunched village elder called a cacique with sinuous arms and legs, a thick necklace adorning the clavicle, and a wrinkled visage with gaunt cheeks and a tall headdress. A band of red pigment adorns the shoulder and rim, and the entire vessel enveloped in lustrous glaze. Size: 6.125" W x 8.5" H (15.6 cm x 21.6 cm)

Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010

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#172886

  • Condition: Stabilization to one stable fissure running from behind head to middle of body. Chips to rim, with minor staining and darkening to pigment, wear to nose and chin of face, and light encrustations. Nice craquelure to glaze throughout.

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