Description:

Pre-Columbian, Mexico and Guatemala, Mayan Territories, Late Classic Maya, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A large pottery cylinder vase, carved around its exterior with repeated profile glyph-style deities with large, beautifully carved heads, wearing large headdresses. Around the upper portion is a stylized glyph band of repeated symbols which may represent the oval cacao fruit. The body of the vessel is a cream-colored ground with red cinnabar highlights on the carved surfaces. These glyphs would have had significant meaning to their Maya viewers. When roasted and ground, cacao beans were mixed into frothy drinks with vanilla, water, chilies, and other seasonings that all Maya people, both elite and common, enjoyed. Residue analysis of vessels like this one has revealed that they were used for consuming the hot chocolate-like drink. Size: 6.125" W x 8.5" H (15.6 cm x 21.6 cm)

Provenance: private Healy collection, Studio City, California, USA, acquired over the last twenty years; ex-private California, USA collection by descent, acquired from Stanley Boggs, 1950s; ex-Stanley Boggs, acquired from Armando A. Lara, US serviceman, 1944-1950s.

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#124046

  • Condition: Repaired from several large pieces, with well done repairs that are difficult to see. Small chips from surface

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