Maya pottery bowl
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Object number
AR3197A
| Object: |
Maya pottery bowl
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| Material: |
Earthenware with beige slip, painted in red, black and orange.
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| Period: |
Early Classic period of the Maya civilization, approx. 250 AD to 600 AD. |
| Description: |
Flat bowl of almost cylindrical shape, but with a slightly tapered wall. Geometric circle like painting on the bottom and figured painting on the outside wall. Mythical creatures are shown, painted in abstract fashion, reminiscent of a contemporary early comic style.
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| Dimensions: |
19.3cm diameter. 6.5cm height.
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| Condition: |
Very good condition with minor restorations and a small missing piece reconstructed at the rim. Stable crack in the wall. The original painting is largely preserved.
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| Provenance: |
Acquired by us on the German art market in 2021. Previously in the German family collection E. P. Acquired in the 1960s or 1970s.
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| References: |
Cf. Princeton University Art Museum, vessel no. 33754.
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| Authenticity: |
We unconditionally guarantee the authenticity of every artefact, all items are subject to our lifetime return policy on authenticity.
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