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.
A very unusual example for Mayan pottery with an even more unusual scene! Ca. 500 to 800 AD, thick-walled pottery bowl stands on four short legs and having three loop handles around the rim. Decorated in relief with two deer, having painted white highlights. 10-1/4"D x 6"H, repaired from two or three large fragments with small area of inside base professionally and invisibly repaired. ... Click for details
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.
A choice Maya figure from Guatemala, ca. 100 400 AD. This standing Pre-Classic female is 3-3/4 tall and is depicted holding her swollen belly. She is nicely detailed with large ear ornaments and coif. Strong dendrites on the orange slip create a nice visual texture. rare type! Mounted on stand.
An excellent Maya whistle figure from the Tiquisate area of Guatemala, ca. 600 900 AD. This standing shaman is 8 tall and is depicted wearing an elaborately detailed monkey mask. A rare type, with great tone, nice mineral deposits and just minor losses.
A fine Maya cylinder jar from Guatemala, ca. 500 - 800 AD. This choice carved example is 5-1/2" high, 6" in diameter and is decorated with a trio of crisply incised Monster heads. The three panels are outlined with red bands, which mirror the rim decor and set off the designs from the orange slip. Overall in excellent condition, with a couple professionally restored stress cracks and good mineral deposits.
A beautiful Maya figural vessel from El Salvador, ca. 600 - 900 AD. This 6-1/2" high "Reinita" (Little Queen) jar is adorned with the traditional headdress, ear ornaments and elaborate necklace. She depicts a princess and the object in her mouth represents a piece of jade, which would be placed in the mouth as part of the burial ceremony, indicating that this vessel was a funerary object belonging to a deceased individual. Traces of rare blue paint remain. Small chips to either side of the h... Click for details
An excellent Maya toad effigy vessel from El Salvador, ca. 600 900 AD. This elaborately decorated example is 7-1/4 long, 4-1/2 high and features four figures. Two of these are Swimmers and probably depict the Hero Twins Hunahpu and Xbalanque; one figure is depicted seated and the fourth is portrayed playing the ballgame. The toad is Buffo Marinus, which secretes a toxin with psychotropic properties from its glands. Its legs are molded in relief, with the nicely detailed head and tail p... Click for details
A beautiful Maya plate from the Peten region of Guatemala, ca. 550 - 700 AD. This 10" diameter classic tripod example has the serrated flange and rattles built into the feet. The center is decorated with a large glyph emblem denoting the four cardinal points, surrounded by a decorative band and additional geometric designs on the shoulder. Intact, with strong bright paint, good deposits and only minor pitting.
