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THBMaya Late Classic Polychrome Plate of Chaac (Tlaloc)
Lot 90a
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Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A remarkably unique pottery plate hand-painted with red-on-black decoration depicting the head of the rain deity Chaac (Aztec Tlaloc) with large, goggle-shaped eyes. The overall tripartite form represents a thunderhead (cumulus) cloud, and his maw is open with lightning bolts coming off each side fang and 2 torrential downpour streams angling left and right as they hit the ground. This is a lowland Maya rendition of the central Mexican rain god, and it was an import into the Maya zone from the Teotihuacan culture. Step and fret patterns on the side walls relate to the concept of land and sea. Size: 10" Diameter x 2" H (25.4 cm x 5.1 cm)
Chaac is the name of the Maya god of rain, thunder, and lightning. With his lightning axe, Chaac strikes the clouds, causing them to produce thunder and rain. Chaac corresponds to Tlaloc among the Aztecs.
Provenance: private Lindenhurst, Illinois, USA collection, acquired in April 2014; ex-Shango Galleries, Dallas, Texas, USA; ex-private Louisiana, USA collection
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#186790Professionally repaired with restoration, repainting, and resurfacing over break lines. Light surface wear as shown. Nice presentation with good remaining pigments. Kill hole at center.Condition
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