RARE MAYAN VASE. MEXICO. FINAL CLASSICS (AD 550-950) The... Lot 5

RARE MAYAN VASE. MEXICO. FINAL CLASSICS (AD 550-950) The cylindrical vessel consists of two similar registers. It is richly decorated with glyphs and abundantly furnished. The deceased, to whom the vase is dedicated, sits on a mound, inside which is visible a cephalomorphic representation of the wet infraworld. Therefore, the long-nosed deity visible on the left could well be the wits' dragon, i.e. the "water dragon-nephar" that symbolizes the land waters. In which case the scrolls visible above his head would be plant motifs, such as aquatic plant shoots, and not smoke. Registration is semi-repetitive. On each side the same sequence is repeated. Among these glyphs, it has been recognized that there are reminiscences of those of the dedicatory formulas that are usually written on this type of object, in particular the glyph y-uk'ib, the "so-and-so" vase. Slateware" terracotta, cinnabar remains. Remains of pigments and traces of polychromy on the raised parts. Visible gaps. Height: 21 cm Provenance Old collection of archaeologist Stanley Harding Boggs.