Maya "Copador" Bowl with Turkeys and Men...

Description

Maya "Copador" Bowl with Turkeys and Men

Maya, Southern Lowlands
C. 400-600 AD
Slipped and Painted Pottery
2½" Tall x 6¼" Wide

The offering bowl has a delicately corseted midsection, flared lip, painted in red and black on the creamy orange ground with a series of turkeys surrounding a central round glyph, the exterior with a band of cross legged seated men with large tied knot at the waist. The ceremonial bowl is intact and solid with one modern chip at the rim.

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