A Finely Painted Maya Tripod Plate ...

Description

A Finely Painted Maya Tripod Plate
Mesoamerica, Late Classic Period, c. 600-900 AD

Polychrome buff earthenware painted in red, black, beige, and orange on a yellow slip. Centering the tonsured head of the young Maya Maize God in profile. The profile head has the refined features of a young lord with red painted designs around the eye and mouth and forehead. He wears an elaborate ear ornament, beaded necklace with pendant, a nose bead, and feathers. The four repeating and legible glyphs on the rim refer to the name of a royal person or lord. The plate is raised on three round feet.

Provenance:
A Private Collection, New York, NY, acquired in 1991
Robert and Marianne Huber, Dixon, IL
Ancient Art of the New World, New York, NY
D. Daniel Michel, Chicago, IL (his inventory #72.171)

Published:
High Culture in the Americas Before 1500, by Everett McNear, The Arts Club of Chicago, Chicago, 1982, pg. 22, fig. 46.

Exhibited:
High Culture in the Americas Before 1500, The Arts Club of Chicago, Chicago, November 15 - December 31, 1982.

Diameter: 10 ¾ inches

More Information: In overall very good condition. Two hairline cracks, each approx. 2 1/4" in length, descending from the rim. One shallow chip on the rim. Surface with wear commensurate with age, including dings and abrasions. No apparent restoration.


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