MAYAN PRE-COLUMBIAN TERRA COTTA POLYCHROME VASE,Guatamala, 500-750 A.D. Decorated with black death god and other underworld figures; 7 glyphs around rim - 10 in. x 7 in. Estimate $200-300
PROVENANCE: Private collection acquired from antique shops in Bogota, Colombia; Quito, Ecuador, and San Jose, Costa Rica, during the late 1960s-early 1970s when owner was working for World Bank in those countries. Collection was authenticated by Betty Meggars, Latin American Archaeologist at the Smithsonian Institute
