MAYAN POLYCHROME VESSEL
MAYAN POLYCHROME VESSEL

LATE CLASSIC, CA. A.D. 550 - 950

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MAYAN POLYCHROME VESSEL
LATE CLASSIC, CA. A.D. 550 - 950
the cylinder vessel painted in deep orange against the pale orange ground on each side with the profile head of the Hero Twins, each with scrolls emanating from the nose, adorned with a complex headdress incorporating a knotted element and faunal elements, at the back further faunal elements, a band of two repeated glyphs encircling the rim.
Height 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm)

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