Figurative urn, Classic Period, ca. 300 - 900 AD ·  Mexico, Maya, Oaxaca / Veracruz · ID: 3053016

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.

The object Figurative urn, Classic Period, ca. 300 - 900 AD with the object ID 3053016 was last part of the auction Auction 106 at April 25, 2026 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 13 achieved a sales price of EUR 28,000.

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 Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).