A Maya Cylinder Vase Maya Regions, Mesoamerica, Late Classic, c. 600-900 AD Earthenware with polychrome pints in red-brown and black on orange. Depicts three standing warriors, painted black with red faces, wearing large headdresses with plumes at top, holding large spears with banners-- two segmented banners and one solid, each wearing a belt with apron front and back and a large plumed back piece. In good condition, reconstructed from approximately 11 pieces with restoration over the break lines. Provenance: Ex Collection: Paul Tishman An unknown Parke Bernet sale, 1970s Deaccessioned from the Museum of Primitive Art in 1967 Ex-Collection of New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller, prior to 1966 Height: 5 ½ inches HID03101062020 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

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