Pre-Columbian Zapotec Blackware Spouted Vessel An extraordinary and museum-level pair

An extraordinary and museum-level pair of Pre-Columbian Maya priest figures from the Escuintla region on Guatemala’s Pacific Slope

1400–1532 CE

Objects associated with the atlatl carry strong connotations of warrior identity

while the reverse is decorated with diagonal and horizontal incised bands that emphasize the sculptural form and rhythm of the carving

The reverse reveals the hollowed interior typical of funerary masks

Pre-Columbian Zapotec Blackware Spouted Vessel An extraordinary and museum-level pairPre Columbian Zapotec Blackware Spouted Vessel Monte Albn, Oaxaca, Mexico, ca. 300 BCE700 CE An elegant Zapotec blackware vessel from the famed ceremonial center of Monte Albn in Oaxaca. The vessel features a finely burnished globular body, tall flaring neck, and distinctive bridge form handle connecting to the spout. Incised flowing linear motifs encircle the shoulder, reflecting the refined ceramic traditions developed by Zapotec artisans over