No. 99559845

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Mayan Clay Maya Orangeware Figural Lid - 7.5 cm  (No Reserve Price)
Final bid
€ 620
10 weeks ago

Mayan Clay Maya Orangeware Figural Lid - 7.5 cm (No Reserve Price)

Description: Orangeware pottery figural vessel lid, depicting a deity in prone position, resting on his elbows and holding a knife in both hands. Wearing a jaguar skin, with his head projecting from the jaguar’s toothy mouth. The head is hollow and contains a rattle ball. Overall scattered encrusted surface deposits. Ancient loss to approximately half of the lower cover portion, otherwise intact. A rare and very interesting example. Provenance: Acquired at Arte Primitivo Auction 2004, Ex-Private Florida collection. Ex-Barry Kernerman collection, Toronto, Ex-Samuel Dubiner collection, Tel Aviv, Israel, acquired in the 1960’s.

No. 99559845

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Mayan Clay Maya Orangeware Figural Lid - 7.5 cm  (No Reserve Price)

Mayan Clay Maya Orangeware Figural Lid - 7.5 cm (No Reserve Price)


Description: Orangeware pottery figural vessel lid, depicting a deity in prone position, resting on his elbows and holding a knife in both hands. Wearing a jaguar skin, with his head projecting from the jaguar’s toothy mouth. The head is hollow and contains a rattle ball. Overall scattered encrusted surface deposits. Ancient loss to approximately half of the lower cover portion, otherwise intact. A rare and very interesting example.


Provenance: Acquired at Arte Primitivo Auction 2004, Ex-Private Florida collection. Ex-Barry Kernerman collection, Toronto, Ex-Samuel Dubiner collection, Tel Aviv, Israel, acquired in the 1960’s.


Final bid
€ 620
Ruth Garrido Vila
Expert
Estimate  € 2,000 - € 2,500

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