Maya Clay Two Mayan Jaguar God Incense Burners - 20 cm
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Directed the Ifergan Collection Museum, specialising in Phoenician and Mediterranean archaeology.
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Two Mayan Jaguar God Incense Burners, a Maya clay ritual object dating to 600–900 A.D., measuring 20 cm high by 15 cm wide and 15 cm deep and in good condition, with provenance tracing to a Miami estate.
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Very rare Incense Burners found together in the Peten-Area, Guatemala
The Maya use these burners for ritual practices associated with the burning of aromatic substances and the use of Incense burners in the southern Maya lowlands during the Classic and Post-Classic. Incense burners re considered as important components of Maya ritual and religious paraphernalia through which communication with supernatural beings was enacted. Their forms and decoration were the products of specific principles of design and iconography that were commonly imbued with symbolic and religious meaning.
These two burners shows two Jaguar gods, excavated in the Peten-Area of Guatemala
Provenance :The two burners were found together. They are from an ex Miami Florida Estate. . original family estate that it belonged to was the DUENAS family. Originally brought into the us in the 1950s when the family moved to Miami. Sold to Mike Yeager collection in the 1990s
Seller's Story
IMPORTANT NOTES: We are a Pre-Columbian Art Collector located in Germany with many years of experience in collecting and selling pre-columbian art.
We participates in the most important art fairs in Europe fairs like BRAFA, Parcours des Mondes, Cultures Brussels etc. in the past.
We are a professional seller. All items sold will come with their professional invoice.
All items we sold will come with their own Certificate of Authenticity (warranty document), including the description, image and provenance of the item.
All items will be shipped via private courier with insurance (DHL express or other similar with tracking number).
Very rare Incense Burners found together in the Peten-Area, Guatemala
The Maya use these burners for ritual practices associated with the burning of aromatic substances and the use of Incense burners in the southern Maya lowlands during the Classic and Post-Classic. Incense burners re considered as important components of Maya ritual and religious paraphernalia through which communication with supernatural beings was enacted. Their forms and decoration were the products of specific principles of design and iconography that were commonly imbued with symbolic and religious meaning.
These two burners shows two Jaguar gods, excavated in the Peten-Area of Guatemala
Provenance :The two burners were found together. They are from an ex Miami Florida Estate. . original family estate that it belonged to was the DUENAS family. Originally brought into the us in the 1950s when the family moved to Miami. Sold to Mike Yeager collection in the 1990s
Seller's Story
IMPORTANT NOTES: We are a Pre-Columbian Art Collector located in Germany with many years of experience in collecting and selling pre-columbian art.
We participates in the most important art fairs in Europe fairs like BRAFA, Parcours des Mondes, Cultures Brussels etc. in the past.
We are a professional seller. All items sold will come with their professional invoice.
All items we sold will come with their own Certificate of Authenticity (warranty document), including the description, image and provenance of the item.
All items will be shipped via private courier with insurance (DHL express or other similar with tracking number).
Details
Culture
Maya
Century/ Timeframe
600 to 900 A.D.
Name of object
Two Mayan Jaguar God Incense Burners
Acquired from
Gallery / Antique dealer
Subject/Depiction
Incense Burners, Maya Culture
Material
Clay
Condition
Good
Height
20 cm
Width
15 cm
Depth
15 cm
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