Vase cylindrique polychrome avec scène d'enema, période classique tardive, env. 700 - 900 apr. J.-C. ·  Guatemala, Petén, Maya · ID: 3052983

Description

ceramic, painted in cream-white, red and black, cracks in the vessel wall

Depicted are two men seated in a forward-leaning posture, each holding a drinking vessel in one hand. Behind each man sits a woman holding a “syringe” (enema applicator).

Based on various depictions on classic Maya ceramics, it is well established that the Maya used enemas with intoxicating liquids in a ritual context. The psychoactive substances may have included tobacco juice or alcoholic liquids, such as “octli,” made from a type of agave.

L’objet Vase cylindrique polychrome avec scène d’enema, période classique tardive, env. 700 - 900 apr. J.-C. numéro d’objet 3052983, a fait partie de la dernière Vente aux enchères 106 du 25 avril 2026 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 47 a atteint un prix de vente de 4 000 €.

Expertise

Donald M. Hales, Expertise, 1 November 1983, Hermosa Beach, USA

Littérature comparée

Hoffmann, Ulrich (Hg.), Frauen des alten Amerika in Kult und Alltag, Stuttgart 2001, p. 200 f.

Remarques

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