Description:

Pre-Columbian, Mayan Territories, El Salvador, Copador, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A playful Mayan Copador polychrome terracotta bowl adorned with three lively monkeys painted in red and black against an orange slip. Similar examples depict monkeys chasing a ball in the traditional Mayan ballgame. Here a spherical, ball-like form is presented upon the bodies of each simian creature. Above is a rim band containing intricately detailed Copador type glyphs in red and deep orange against an orange slip. Monkeys have always been fascinating for their human-like behaviors and antics which seem to parody us. For this reason, in the Pre-Columbian world, monkeys were believed to serve as mediators between humankind and the supernatural realm. Size: 7.75" in diameter x 4" H (19.7 cm x 10.2 cm)

Provenance: Ex-Private Young collection, Colorado Springs, CO

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  • Condition: A few stable fissures with some evidence of repair. Nice root marks and manganese deposits.

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