Lidded cache vessel, Classic Period, ca. 550 - 750 AD
pottery,
Exterior carved with handsome winged Maya deities. Lidded vases were employed to store various precious contents such as the revered cacao drink or beans.
H: 20 cm, D: 12 cm (lid), H: 7,9 inch, D: 4,7 inch
Provenance:
Private Collection, Arizona, USA
Continent: America
object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. For shipment to a non-EU member state, export regulations will vary.
Condition Report: See description
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pottery,
Exterior carved with handsome winged Maya deities. Lidded vases were employed to store various precious contents such as the revered cacao drink or beans.
H: 20 cm, D: 12 cm (lid), H: 7,9 inch, D: 4,7 inch
Provenance:
Private Collection, Arizona, USA
Continent: America
object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. For shipment to a non-EU member state, export regulations will vary.
Condition Report: See description