Description:

Pre-Columbian, Mayan territories, El Salvador, Ca 550 to 800 CE, Copador style. Very interesting polychrome cylinder, not only for its artistic merit, but also because it seems to contain its original contents - probably cacao/chocolate. The Maya were the first to cultivate chocolate and had a cacao (chocolate) god. These cylinder vases were used for serving a chocolate beverage often fermented or mixed withstronger stimulants or psychoactive substances. Cup decorated with two panels of seated lords, each in rectangular frame, each beneath a band of pseudo glyphs. Provenance: Ex-prominent Hollywood, CA producer/writer/director acquired at major auction. All items in this auction have been legally acquired, are legal to sell, and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids, papered by our parent company, Artemis Gallery Ancient Art. The starting price is the lowest price at which the lot can sell.

  • Condition: Intact and excellent with deposits on surface

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$0 $299 $25
$300 $999 $50
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$50,000 $99,999 $5,000
$100,000 $199,999 $10,000
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