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Mayan Bowls and Plates : Mayan Blackware Incised Bowl
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Mayan Blackware Incised Bowl - PF.2572
Origin: El Salvador
Circa: 550
AD
to 950
AD
Dimensions:
6.5" (16.5cm) high
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Style: Mayan
Medium: Terracotta
$7,500.00
Location: United States
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| Description |
This extraordinary black ware vessel epitomizes
the Mayan artist's ability to successfully
incorporate the symbolic language of his culture
into a ceramic vessel, resulting in a work of art
that speaks to the ages. Here we see a deep
bowl whose upper exterior surface is decorated
with alternating impressed circles and an incised
geometric surface is decorated with alternating
impressed circles and an incised geometric
pattern. Two parallel-incised lines separate this
handsome pattern from a design that covers the
remainder of the vessel. This portion of the pot
is imaginatively etched with a design that spirals
around the vessel, starting at a point just below
the upper border. The design consists of a
series of stylized wings and two large Mayan
glyphs in the form of a modified winged
quincunx, an arrangement of five circles, one at
each corner and one in the middle, surrounded
by a square. Below the pair of glyphs is an
encircling glyph associated with Mayan divinity.
Framing the bottom portion of the overall design
are a series of incised parallel lines and stylized
wings that flow downward around the vessel.
Complex imagery and its creative rendering
combine to make this vessel a unique example of
Mayan artistry. Although the ancient meaning
behind the symbolic language may be unclear,
what is known for certain is the pleasure that is
experienced when we behold this remarkable
work of ceramic art.
- (PF.2572)
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