A MAYA POLYCHROME PLATE, possibly Peten region, Guatemala, c. 600-900 A.D.; of shallow oval form, with flaring rim, depicting finely painted "Dance of Death" scene with central figure flanked by two smaller figures, all wearing elaborate ornamentation and headdresses, one figure in form of a dragon, glyphs at top and horizontal groundline in red and black, painted with red, black, brown and cream colors, painted brown circles on the exterior of rim, heavily restored-13¼in. (33.6cm.) diameter, 2¼in. (5.7cm.) high | Christie's

Lot 511

511

A MAYA POLYCHROME PLATE, possibly Peten region, Guatemala, c. 600-900 A.D.; of shallow oval form, with flaring rim, depicting finely painted "Dance of Death" scene with central figure flanked by two smaller figures, all wearing elaborate ornamentation and headdresses, one figure in form of a dragon, glyphs at top and horizontal groundline in red and black, painted with red, black, brown and cream colors, painted brown circles on the exterior of rim, heavily restored-13¼in. (33.6cm.) diameter, 2¼in. (5.7cm.) high

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A MAYA POLYCHROME PLATE, possibly Peten region, Guatemala, c. 600-900 A.D.; of shallow oval form, with flaring rim, depicting finely painted "Dance of Death" scene with central figure flanked by two smaller figures, all wearing elaborate ornamentation and headdresses, one figure in form of a dragon, glyphs at top and horizontal groundline in red and black, painted with red, black, brown and cream colors, painted brown circles on the exterior of rim, heavily restored-13¼in. (33.6cm.) diameter, 2¼in. (5.7cm.) high