Zemanek-Münster

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

Sold EUR 1,200
Provenance
H. Hufnagel, Aschaffenburg, Germany
Size
H: 15,8 cm
D: 12 cm
H: 6.2 inch
D: 4.7 inch

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.


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).


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