Register Auction 105
Zemanek-Münster

Polychrome Cylinder Vase, Late Classic, ca. 550 - 850 AD ·  Mexico, Maya · ID: 3052490

Starting price EUR 1,500
Estimated price EUR 3,000
Provenance
Galerie Gerdes, Munich, Germany (1983)
Size
H: 15 cm
D: 13 cm
H: 5.9 inch
D: 5.1 inch

Description

ceramic, orange slip, black, red, and cream-white paint, elaborately restored

Painted decoration encircling the vessel: a band of pseudo-hieroglyphic script around the rim. Two seated figures, possibly representing the Hero Twins “Hunahpú” and “Ixbalanqué” from Maya mythology, who were revered for their wisdom and strength.


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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