Polychrome Cylinder Vase, Late Classic, c. 600 - 900 AD
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Lot: 34
Polychrome Cylinder Vase, Late Classic, c. 600 - 900 AD
Mexico, Maya
| Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
|---|---|---|
| Merrin Gallery, New York City, USA American Private Collection, New York City Arte Primitivo, New York, June 8, 2009, Lot 170 Michael Beckmann, Marburg, Germany |
H: 7.3 inch; D: 3.9 inch |
5000 EUR / 10000 EUR |
ceramic, red slip paint, rest.
Iconography: bird deity "Vucub-Caquix" and "Itzam-Ye", the "serpent bird", a deity in bird form which nested in the axis of the great Ceiba tree, the World Tree, which connected the underworld with the middle world (earth) and upper world. From its perch, "Itzam-Ye" could see all of creation and knew all the secrets of all three planes of existence.
Hoffmann, Ulrich (Hg.), Frauen des alten Amerika in Kult und Alltag, Stuttgart 2001, p. 201
This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. For shipment to a non-EU member state, export regulations will vary.
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