Lot 55a, Auction 4/12/2026: Maya Polychrome Incised Bowl of Monkey & Reptile Motifs

$390.00

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Pre-Columbian, Maya, Copador style, Honduras or El Salvador, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A petite hand-built pottery bowl slipped in warm orange, with two painted dark bands encircling the interior. The underside bears a quadrant motif, while the exterior walls are divided into four panels. These alternate between incised and painted depictions of stylized monkey-like figures and reptilian creatures with elongated tongues. Size: 5.5″ Diameter x 2.25″ H (14 cm x 5.7 cm)

Condition: Repaired from several pieces with infill and overpainting along break lines. Heavy weathering and abrasions throughout with chips and nicks to the surface. Mineral and earthen deposits throughout. Fair condition.

Provenance: Collection of Y. Kayvan, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from a Los Angeles, California, USA gallery acquisition dates range from the late 1990s to 2005

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