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Maya Peten Polychrome Cylinder Vessel w/ Cacao Pods

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Pre-Columbian, Central America, Guatemala, Peten Region, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A beautiful, hand-built pottery cylinder vessel of a flat-bottomed form with tall walls, a thick rim, and a deep basin, all surrounded by a decorative motif of cacao pods. Each piriform pod is attached to vertical suspension lines, perhaps to aid in the drying process, and their black coloration contrasts nicely against the white and orange ground panels. A band of orange-red pigment surrounds the exterior rim, and a matching band of orange pigment decorates the interior rim. Size: 3.62" Diameter x 5.8" H (9.2 cm x 14.7 cm)

This iconography would have had significant meaning to their Maya viewers. When roasted and ground, cacao beans were mixed into frothy drinks with vanilla, water, chilies, and other seasonings that all Maya people, both elite and common, enjoyed. Residue analysis of vessels like this one has revealed that they were used for consuming the hot chocolate-like drink.

Provenance: private Lumberton, Texas, USA collection, acquired before 2010

All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.

A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.

Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.

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Condition Report: Possible repairs to walls of vessel, with resurfacing and overpainting across exterior; interior break lines are barely visible. Several stable hairline fissures across lower and upper body, with chips and small spalls to rim and body, abrasions and fading to pigment, light staining within basin, and minor encrustations across scattered areas. Great preservation to cacao pod motif.

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Pre-Columbian, Central America, Guatemala, Peten Region, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A beautiful, hand-built pottery cylinder vessel of a flat-bottomed form with tall walls, a thick rim, and a deep basin, all surrounded by a decorative motif of cacao pods. Each piriform pod is attached to vertical suspension lines, perhaps to aid in the drying process, and their black coloration contrasts nicely against the white and orange ground panels. A band of orange-red pigment surrounds the exterior rim, and a matching band of orange pigment decorates the interior rim. Size: 3.62" Diameter x 5.8" H (9.2 cm x 14.7 cm)

This iconography would have had significant meaning to their Maya viewers. When roasted and ground, cacao beans were mixed into frothy drinks with vanilla, water, chilies, and other seasonings that all Maya people, both elite and common, enjoyed. Residue analysis of vessels like this one has revealed that they were used for consuming the hot chocolate-like drink.

Provenance: private Lumberton, Texas, USA collection, acquired before 2010

All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.

A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.

Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.

#169619
Condition Report: Possible repairs to walls of vessel, with resurfacing and overpainting across exterior; interior break lines are barely visible. Several stable hairline fissures across lower and upper body, with chips and small spalls to rim and body, abrasions and fading to pigment, light staining within basin, and minor encrustations across scattered areas. Great preservation to cacao pod motif.

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