A fine whistle figure from the Pacific slope region of Guatemala or El Salvador, ca. 600 900 AD. It is 3-3/4 high and portrays a seated individual with hands resting on the knees. He is adorned with a complex headdress, ear spools and necklace. Great tone on the whistle.
A superb Maya cylinder from the Sula Valley of Honduras, ca. 600 900 AD. This highly burnished blackware example is 6-1/4 high, 5-1/4 in diameter and is carved with volute design patterns similar to the false glyph designs on the famous alabaster vessels from that region. A beautiful piece in great condition, with stucco remnants in the grooves and just a barely visible hairline crack.
A wonderful Pre-Classic Maya figure from Guatemala, ca. 600 - 300 BC. This adorable San Augustin type miniature is 1-1/2" high is posed seated, with outreaching arms. Adorned with large ear ornaments and a helmet, with the facial features retaining traces of red pigment. One arm reattached, nice deposits.
An early Pre-Classic female from Honduras, ca. 500 100 BC. She is 5-3/4 high and is posed standing, with hands grasping the back of the head, as if adjusting her headdress or coif. In excellent condition, with strong mineral deposits.
Manufactured toward the end of the Mayan civilization, most likely in Guatemala, ca 900 to 1000 AD. A fine example of the pottery known as "Plumbate," fired at extremely high temperatures and covered with a lead glaze that when fired properly produced a shiny gray finish, or in many cases a gray and orange mottled surface. Tall-necked olla with abstract glyphs in zoomorphic form adorn the neck, small nodes placed around the body. 7"H x 6-1/2"D at widest, aside from minor rim roughness is intac... Click for details
A superb Maya poison bottle from Guatemala, ca. 550 800 AD. This choice example is 2-1/2 high and depicts the Wind God, identifiable by his puffed out cheeks. The face is beautifully detailed, with a braided chord holding back his fancy coif and the ears are pierced. The burnished cream slip is mineral encrusted. Perfect.
An excellent Maya bowl with Underworld motif from Honduras, ca. 600 900 AD. It is 7 in diameter, 3-3/4 high and features two depictions of Underworld serpents painted against the black background characteristic of the type. A guilloche pattern and other traditional designs decorate the rim. The interior has some pitting from burial contents and good mineral deposits are evident inside and out. Minor repair.
Nice example of the pottery molds used by the ancient Mayans in the creation of figurines and rattles! Ca 500 to 800 AD, and most likely coming from Guatemala, pottery mold with deep impressed figure of standing monkey, showing all appendages, hands to face and with nice facial detailing! 4"H x 3"W, intact/very good condition - nice example for the money! ... Click for details
Vibrant and nicely decorated! Ancient Pre-Columbian Mayan Polychrome Cylinder from the Peten Valley, Guatemala, ca 500 to 800 A.D. Typical cylinder form with slightly-flaring walls decorated in shades of red, orange and black with alternating panels. Two similar panels depict abstract demons, while the other two panels each with two bean-shaped objects. 6"H x 5-3/4"D, intact and generally excellent. ... Click for details
An excellent Maya frog effigy vessel from the Tiquisate area of Guatemala, ca. 600 - 800 AD. This fine example is 2-5/8" high, 3-1/4" in diameter, with a nicely detailed head and appendages forming the upper section of the chamber. The jar is executed in the style of the region's poison bottles, with good mineral deposits covering the characteristic cream slip. In excellent condition.
