Auction on
22 November 2022 - 16:00 (CET) -
Salle 1 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009
Two published and listed vases reflect the refined artistry of Mesoamerican city-states between the 7th and 10th centuries CE.
Mayan culture, Northeast Petén, Guatemala, Late Classical period (600-900). Vase decorated with three cormorants and a sequence of glyphs, creamy white slipware, red ochre paint and dark brown-red line drawing, h. 12 cm/4.7 in, diam. 14.3 cm/5.6 in. Estimate: €30,000/40,000
Mayan culture, Northeast Petén, Guatemala, Late Classical period (600-900). Vase decorated with three cormorants and a sequence of glyphs, creamy white slipware, red ochre paint and dark brown-red line drawing, h. 12 cm/4.7 in, diam. 14.3 cm/5.6 in. Estimate: €30,000/40,000
In addition to the continuing sale of an important New York collection, this session devoted to pre-Columbian art is also offering five pieces from another American collection, presided over by the Aztec god of the wind, Ehecatl. This solid effigy of him in volcanic stone, sitting with legs apart, hands on…
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