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Lot Description

A Maya Codex Style Cylinder Vessel

Classic Period, Circa 600 to 850 A.D.

Height 5 3/4 inches (14.6 cm).

This lot is located in Chicago.

Property from Judson C. Ball, Scottsdale, Arizona

Provenance:
Harmer Rooke Galleries, New York (Inv. no 523).
Walter Knox (Knox Artifacts Gallery), Scottsdale, Arizona.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 25 November 2014.

Condition Report

Inspected under UV light, 10x loupe, and acetone tested. Restorations or infill to the body which fluoresce under UV light. Other areas of overpaint or enhancement throughout that lift with acetone. Overall surface wear with abrasions, hairline surface cracks, discoloration, encrustations, and chipping (particularly to the rim); minor areas of loss to paint/surface. Overall in fine and stable condition.

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