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M2-5-308 An absolutely Massive bowl from the southern lowlands region of Guatemala. This marvelous bowl sits 4 1/4 inches tall and measures a huge 15 1/2 inches across. By far, this is the largest Mayan bowl I have ever had the opportunity to offer. The interior is painted with a cream ground, the center area worn from use and exposing the black pottery below, while the exterior has a red painted rim with a series of 11 red painted triangles and in between these are 11 cream painted triangles, each with a series of horizontal lines. This wonderful offering vessel would have been an important example reserved only for royalty. Due to it's bowl shaped base and size, the example inevitably suffered ancient stress cracks and is reconstructed from many large and small pieces, missing only two small areas at the rim. Quite impressive. Southern Lowlands of Guatemala, c. 400-600 A.D. $650.00 AR |
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M2-2-256 A particularly tall Maya cylinder cup standing 9 1/2 inches tall with a flaring design and overall with a stone polished smooth surface rendering a grayish and black coloration. At the rim is a carved band of glyphs with two panels of a chief's head and two panels of a vulture like avian. On the lower body are two large carved panels of a stylized zoomorph deity. Carved panels retain original reddish pigment and it is covered with ancient dendritic growths and mineral encrustation. The upper glyph panel area is reconstructed from several large sherds with only a tiny area of fill. An impressive large example from the southern lowlands region of Guatemala, c.500-800 A.D. $1,200.00 AR
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JC208 A very interesting green stone idol, probably carved in a soapstone,
depicting a humanoid figure with crossed arms, stubby legs, with a large
head with deep grooved nose, mouth, cheeks, wide eyes, and hair. Backside
rounded with separation at neck, arms, and legs. This piece was collected
in the 1960's from an archaeologist where it was documented to be from Iximchel,
Guatemala at a site dated to between 1480 and 1520 A.D. Compare to my other
stone idol of a separate collection, item MP209, made of the identical soapstone
material. This small votive figure measures 2 3/4 inches long and is intact,
excellent condition and retains light surface deposits. $250.00 |
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W244 A nice caramel colored flint bi-facial knife with a leaf
shape tapering on both ends, one side retaining an area of white flint rind.
Measuring 6 1/2 inches long, example is intact, excellent condition with
chipped tip else quite nice. Guatemala, c. 600-900 A.D. $250.00 |
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M-2-5-307 A highly distinct Mayan burial offering bowl in a beautiful
polished brownware. The simple dish is quite an atypical style being very
shallow but sizable and intact, solid, excellent condition. Bowl has wonderful
patina overall, the interior slightly eroded, exterior with only a simple
incised band, and measures 2 inches tall with over a 9 inch diameter. Covered
in ancient deposits, it is quite surprising that such a piece could have
survived the centuries. A very distinctive example and quite different from
the norm. Guatemala lowlands, c. 600-900 A.D. $300.00 |
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A637 A nice orange offering bowl sitting on a narrowing smooth base;
the wide upper half painted in white and brown with arrow designs contained
within a band while interior is painted in a more bold deep orange. Vessel
sits 3 1/4 inches tall with a 7 inch diameter and is intact with several
ancient chips to rim, strong patina, mineral encrustation on interior surface.
Retains areas of ancient pinkish gesso that has bled into crevices along
the upper half inch of the rim. Frequently, such vessels were overpainted
with fragile gesso paint that would have eroded very easily. Guatemala,
c. 600-900 A.D. $300.00 |
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W248A Good sized utilitarian knife or dagger chipped from a caramel
color flint with interesting 'shark skin' veining near the handle. Dagger
is a bi-facial type with a recessed well worn handle and is intact, excellent
condition with only a tiny ding to the tip. 8 inches long and written on
the handle 'Burrell Broom Site, Belize'. Circa 200-600 A.D. $300.00 |
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W248B Wonderful bi-facial flint knife carved in a veined caramel
color material, very thin and well worked, the petal shaped blade retains
a tiny portion of the white rind on the butt end and is intact, excellent
condition with only an ancient ding to the very tip. Over 7 1/2 inches long
and 2 inches wide and marked 'Belize' on butt end from old collection. Beautiful
color. Belize, c. 200-600 A.D. $350.00 |
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M2-5-302 A wonderful burial offering collection of four matching
polychrome jars, all sized to nest within each other. Each vessel is uniformly
shaped and painted with a deep orange base, a thick red border at the rim
and the midsection painted in black with bands and a diamond pattern. All
with nice root markings and lime depositing. The largest jar stands 4 1/8
inches tall with a 6 inch diameter, this with a large ancient stress crack
running from the rim to underside; second jar is solid and rings like a
bell at 3 inches tall with 4 1/4 inch diameter. The third smaller jar measures
in at approximately a 2 1/2 inch height with 3 1/2 inch diameter, solid
condition and faded design; the smallest in solid condition with faded design
and sitting just over 2 inches tall and 3 inches across. Collectively, a
rare find. Guatemala, c. 200-600 A.D. $950.00 |
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