Description:

Pre-Columbian, Honduras, Mayan Ulua Valley, ca. 550 to 850 CE. A shallow cylindrical vessel standing on three low, round legs and features a flared rim. The walls of the vessel are painted with a repeated, large motif of a kneeling lord who wears a massive feathered headdress. Checkers, steps, and other geometric motifs encircle the rest of the body, while the rim is painted with a broad, red stripe. Size: 5.25" W x 3.3" H (13.3 cm x 8.4 cm)

The Ulua Valley, centered around the large city of Cerro Palenque, is a mystery for archaeologists. Unlike the Maya, they left no written records, and their connection to the Classic Maya is unclear. It seems to have been a point of trade and transport - a connecting link - between the Maya world further north and Central America. The pottery from the Ulua Valley is part of a very unique tradition different even from that found at nearby Copan.

Provenance: ex-private C. Webster collection, Santa Fe, New Mexico USA, acquired before 2000

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  • Condition: Repaired on one side of rim. Also a stable hairline fissure on the opposite side of the rim. Otherwise in nice condition with great deposits and motifs generally well preserved with some small losses.

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