Cylindrical tripod vessel, Classic Period, ca. 550 - 850 AD ·  Guatemala, Pacific Coast, Escuintla region, Tiquisate, Maya, Teotihuacán-style · ID: 3052321

Description

earthenware, with red pigment and dark brown slip, mold-impressed with two identical panels depicting the profile of raptorial bird (hawk of eale), followed by a warrior holding a shield, flaws on the rim

The object Cylindrical tripod vessel, Classic Period, ca. 550 - 850 AD with the object ID 3052321 was part of the auction Auction 105 on November 15, 2025. The object with the lot number 12 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200 with an asking price of EUR 600.

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Expertise

Thermoluminescence, Ralf Kotalla, No. 719405, Haigerloch, 15 June 1994

Publications

Hellmuth, Nicholas M., The Escuintla Hoards, Teotihuacan Art in Guatelmala, Vol. 1 No. 2, June 1975, p. 12, ill, A & B

Notices

This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).