Polychrome cylinder vase, Late Classic Period, ca. 600 - 900 AD · Guatemala, Petén / Mexico, Chiapas, Maya · ID: 3052964
German Private Collection, Munich
Description
ceramic, paint abrasion, scratches, rest.
Tall cylindrical beaker, painted in polychrome colors on a black ground with a narrative scene featuring three anthropomorphic figures. The central figure is emphasized by red body paint and an elaborate headdress. Glyphs appear within a rectangular cartouche on a red ground, with additional glyphs arranged in a continuous band around the rim of the vessel.
The object Polychrome cylinder vase, Late Classic Period, ca. 600 - 900 AD with the object ID 3052964 was last part of the auction Auction 106 at April 25, 2026 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 45 achieved a sales price of EUR 5,000.
Publications
Kerr, Justin, Maya Vase Data Base, An Archive of Rollout Photographs, K 3036 (2001), depicted as drawing by Lin Crocker, 2001
Notices
This object is subject to the Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).