Auction 106 After sale
Zemanek-Münster

Snuff tray, Pre-Classical or Proto-Classical period, ca. 400 BC - 300 AD ·  Guatemala, K’iche’ Maya (Quiché) · ID: 3053021

Price
EUR 2,500
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 27 June 1986, lot 85
German Private Collection, Munich
Size
H: 6,5 cm
L: 16,5 cm
H: 2.6 inch
L: 12.6 inch

Description

stone, ritual cuts on both sides

Probably a ritual object that was used to grind or mix paints, copal resin or hallucinogenic substances.


Notices

This object is subject to the Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).


Subscribe to our newsletter

Join over 10,000 tribal art collectors. Don't miss out on upcoming news and auctions.

Subscribe today