Lidded cache vessel, Classic Period, ca. 550 - 750 AD
Mexico, Maya
not available anymore
Provenance
Private Collection, Arizona, USASize
H: 20 cm, D: 12 cm (lid)
H: 7.9 inch, D: 4.7 inch (lid)
Description
pottery,
Exterior carved with handsome winged Maya deities. Lidded vases were employed to store various precious contents such as the revered cacao drink or beans.
Notices
This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).