Property from the Collection of Assen and Christine Nicolov
Maya Slate Mirror-Back
Early Classic, circa AD 250 - 450
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October 28, 04:23 PM GMT
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10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
Property from the Collection of Assen and Christine Nicolov
Maya Slate Mirror-Back
Early Classic, circa AD 250 - 450
Diameter: 5 ¼ in (13.3 cm)
Emile and Lin Deletaille, Brussels, acquired in 1971
Private Collection, California, acquired from the above
Sotheby's, New York, May 28, 1997, lot 180, consigned by the above
Assen and Christine Nicolov, Seattle, acquired at the above auction
Thence by descent to the present owner
Nicholas M. Hellmuth, The Surface of the Underwaterworld: Iconography of the Gods of Early Classic Maya Art in Peten, Guatemala, Culver City, California, 1987, fig. 134
Nicholas M. Hellmuth, Monsters and Men in Pre-Columbian Art, Graz, 1987, p. 232, fig. 490
Karl A. Taube, et. al., "The Murals of San Bartolo, El Petén, Guatemala. Part 2: The West Wall," Ancient America, No. 10, 2010, p. 51, fig. 34c
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