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Maya Brownware Cylinder with Carved Glyphs browse these categories for related items... Directory: Archives:Regional Art:Americas:Pre Columbian: Pre AD 1000: Item # 654986
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This lovely Maya brownware cylinder, likely produced in lowland Guatemala, is a good example of a typical, non-elite ceramic jar from the late Classic Period. The carved upper glyph band is a highly stylized approximation of actual glyphs, meant to emulate the true writing seen on elite vessels from earlier periods. The carved registers on the side are representations of the petate, a twisted mat of palm fronds that served as the seat of rulers. The petate was a popular symbol on pottery vessels, and, coupled with the pseudo-glyphs, was designed to lend an air of sophistication to an otherwise everyday vessel that was affordable by commoners. See Robicsek (1975), “A Study in Maya Art and History: The Mat Symbol,” for a detailed analysis of the petate.
AGE: Late Classic Period, ca. 550-850 A.D. CONDITION: Restoration to one small rim chip and one chip at the base, otherwise entirely intact with no repairs. This vessel has nice manganese deposits as well. DIMENSIONS: 7.5” tall (19.05 cm) |
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