A Maya ceremonial bowl

A Maya ceremonial bowl

Guatumala, circa 550 - 950 AD

pottery of flared circular form with a base flange, painted with an orange ground and with zoomorphic designs and hieroglyphs,

28.5cm diameter,

and a Maya bowl, circa 600 - 900 AD, painted three ovals with cross designs and a geometric rim, 7.5cm diameter. (2)

Provenance

Larger bowl - UK collection prior to 1960; Kenneth Mackay, London.

Smaller bowl - UK collection, acquired in the 1970s.

Romy Rey Collection, London.