Lidded cache vessel, Classic Period, ca. 550 - 750 AD, Mexico, Maya, Size: H: 20 cm, D: 12 cm (lid) (H: 7.9 inch, D: 4.7 inch (lid)), ID: 3046860

Lidded cache vessel, Classic Period, ca. 550 - 750 AD, Mexico, Maya, Size: H: 20 cm, D: 12 cm (lid) (H: 7.9 inch, D: 4.7 inch (lid)), ID: 3046860 - 2/6

Lidded cache vessel, Classic Period, ca. 550 - 750 AD, Mexico, Maya, Size: H: 20 cm, D: 12 cm (lid) (H: 7.9 inch, D: 4.7 inch (lid)), ID: 3046860 - 3/6

Lidded cache vessel, Classic Period, ca. 550 - 750 AD, Mexico, Maya, Size: H: 20 cm, D: 12 cm (lid) (H: 7.9 inch, D: 4.7 inch (lid)), ID: 3046860 - 4/6

Lidded cache vessel, Classic Period, ca. 550 - 750 AD, Mexico, Maya, Size: H: 20 cm, D: 12 cm (lid) (H: 7.9 inch, D: 4.7 inch (lid)), ID: 3046860 - 5/6

Lidded cache vessel, Classic Period, ca. 550 - 750 AD, Mexico, Maya, Size: H: 20 cm, D: 12 cm (lid) (H: 7.9 inch, D: 4.7 inch (lid)), ID: 3046860 - 6/6

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Lot 68

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Lidded cache vessel, Classic Period, ca. 550 - 750 AD · Mexico, Maya · ID: 3046860

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Provenance

Private Collection, Arizona, USA

Size

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).

America Pre-columbian

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