Figurative urn, Classic Period, ca. 300 - 900 AD · Mexico, Maya, Oaxaca / Veracruz · ID: 3053016
German Private Collection, Munich
Description
ceramic, pigments, old collection no. 249301[?] on the underside
Depiction of a deity or sacred dignitary with a monumental, fan-shaped headdress and richly modelled relief decoration.
Beneath the multi-tiered headdress, mask-like stylised faces are arranged in registers; the central figure features a beak-like mouth, earspools, and a densely ornamented chest area.
The figure holds a dignitary staff in its hands; to the side, an incense bag is shown, pointing to a ritual-ceremonial context.
Expertise
Thermoluminescence report, No. 01R180226, R. Kotalla, Haigerloch, 27 February 2026
Comparing literature
von Winning, Hasso, Pre-Columbian Art of Mexico and Central America, New York 1968, p. 189, fig. 236
Notices
This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).