Antiquities and Pre-Columbian Art: Expressions of the Past

Provenance:

Fine Arts of Ancient Lands, New York.

Herbert L. Lucas, Los Angeles.

Acquired by the present owner from the above, 9 July 2008.

Exhibited:

Ohio, Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art, 1994-20 December 2002. [Loan no. 17717/31]

Published:

J. Kerr, The Maya Vase Book, Vol. III, New York, 1992, p. 396.

This elaborately carved low bowl features a complex scene in deep relief. The central figure is depicted in a prone position, characterized by long hair, scroll eyes, and a skeletal jaw, with hands resting on the chest and soles of his feet atop his head. Flanking this figure are two intricately dressed individuals alongside three jaguars. One figure holds a hafted ax, while the other cradles a low bowl adorned with bands that mirror the contours of the Fuchsite bowl itself.