Description:

Pre-Columbian, Mayan, ca. 900 to 1000 CE. Lead-glazed terracottra vessel in shape of frog, with frog wearing a helmet mask. As the name plumbate implies, vessels such as this look metallic, as if made of lead, but this metal was unknown in the pre-Hispanic world. Plumbate pots turned black and shiny when oxygen was cut off toward the end of firing. After the abandonment of Classic cities, Toltec warriors filled the vacuum of power in Mesoamerica. Wherever they went, they introduced the new technology and shapes of pots seen in this example. The Toltecs established strong cultural contact with the Maya, and most Maya plumbate ceramics appear to have been made in the Guatemalan Highlands, near the border with Mexico. Size: 6" W x 8.5" H (15.2 cm x 21.6 cm)

Provenance: Ex-private Los Angeles, CA collection, ex-Arte Primitivo Gallery, NYC, NY

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