Maya Fluted Cylinder Vessel w/ Incised Glyphs (Auction 2026-06-05, Lot 57)

$514.00

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A tall cylindrical pottery vessel with a brick-red slipped upper register decorated with incised pseudo-glyphic cartouches, above a body defined by evenly spaced vertical fluting, hand-built and burnished with a narrow double fillet below the rim and a gently rounded base, the form relates to Maya cylindrical vessels used in elite and domestic contexts, often associated with the consumption of beverages such as cacao. Size: 6.2″ W x 7″ H (15.7 cm x 17.8 cm)

Provenance: private collection of S. Saunders, Nogales Arizona, USA collection

Condition: Repaired, with 3 large pieces reattached with visible breaklines and light adhesive residue. Two perforations through the lower side. Hairline fissure radiating from rim.