Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A hand-built pottery vase of a tall form with a flat base and a thick rim. The slender cylinder features highly burnished surfaces decorated with orange-brown slip as well as dozens of vertical striations stretching between two pairs of concentric bands. Cylindrical vases like this example were used ceremonially to consume a distinct type of cacao-based beverage that was extremely popular with the Maya. Size: 3.7" W x 9.7" H (9.4 cm x 24.6 cm)

Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-Leonard Kalina collection, California, USA, acquired between 1970 and 2000

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Professionally repaired from a few large pieces, with nearly invisible resurfacing and overpainting along exterior break lines; some break lines are still visible along interior of vessel. Minor abrasions to exterior surfaces and base and light fading to original pigment. Nice remains of pigment and incised striations.