Swimmers Bowl
Swimmers Bowl
Beautiful example of the Mayan legend depicting the two hero twins swimming through the underworld. This piece dates from 100 to 800 Common Era and is 7 1/2 inches in diameter, 3 inches in height. Background color of interior and exterior is a light orange. Pseudoglyphs on the interior and exterior are in colors of pumpkin and red with black and red linear designs. There is a mica that sparkles throughout the bowl when hit by light. The hero twins are depicted in red and outlined in black. The exterior also has a number of glyphs, strong mineral deposits, with no restoration. Purchased from a Hawaiian gallery. Beautiful condition.
Swimmers Bowl
$525 to buy