Two Maya Pottery Poison Bottles w/ Animals

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A set of 2 hand-built pottery poison bottles, each of spherical form, with the first jar depicting a turtle, and the larger vessel bearing a turkey on the exterior. Size of largest: 2.625" L x 2.6" W x 2.2" H (6.7 cm x 6.6 cm x 5.6 cm)

Provenance: private Reinsmoen collection, Clear Lake, Iowa, USA, acquired through descent from Robert Anderson, acquired prior to 2000

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Condition Report: Each vessel with small areas of repair as shown. Each with softening to finer details and minor abrasions, otherwise in nice condition. Great surface smoothness throughout.