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Lot 123
VASE MAYA CYLINDRIQUE EN TERRE CUITE
Mexique, Culture Maya, Période préclassique, 500-900 ap. J.C.
12 December 2025, 11:00 CET
Paris, Avenue Hoche€1,500 - €2,000
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VASE MAYA CYLINDRIQUE EN TERRE CUITE
Mexique, Culture Maya, Période préclassique, 500-900 ap. J.C.
Mexique, Culture Maya, Période préclassique, 500-900 ap. J.C.
MAYA TERRACOTTA CYLINDER VESSEL
Mexico, Maya culture, Preclassic period, 500–900 A.D.
Brown terracotta with ochre slip, engraved. Traces of limestone and roots
(Broken and reassembled, with a chip on the neck)
17.5 cm (6 7/8 in.) high
Footnotes
Cylindrical vase partially decorated with four engraved scenes, arranged in two registers within rectangular cartouches. In the upper left cartouche, the god Tlaloc can be identified, recognizable by his outlined eye, moustache, and protruding tongue, shown in profile. He is preceded by a dignitary wearing a tall zoomorphic headdress. Below are two scenes featuring seated figures with skull-like heads. Finally, a frieze of glyphs with jaguar heads decorates the top of the upper smooth section.
Provenance
Galerie Deletaille, 1970.
Private collection, Belgium, acquired at the above. The purchase recorded in a 20th March 1986 insurance document.