Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 21st September 2022
Lot 166
A Maya ceremonial bowl
Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £350
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Description
A Maya ceremonial bowl
Guatumala, circa 550 - 950 AD
pottery of flared circular form with a base flange, painted with an orange ground and with zoomorphic designs and hieroglyphs,
28.5cm diameter,
and a Maya bowl, circa 600 - 900 AD, painted three ovals with cross designs and a geometric rim, 7.5cm diameter. (2)
Provenance
Larger bowl - UK collection prior to 1960; Kenneth Mackay, London.
Smaller bowl - UK collection, acquired in the 1970s.
Romy Rey Collection, London.