01 Photograph Gallery

02 Object Information

Description

Phytomorphic effigy vessel, elongated,  shaped like a cocoa pod or fruit. The surface has details made with grooves and thick incisions imitating  the skin of the fruit.

The vessel has an oval opening at the top and a short modeled stem at one end. Remnants of red paint.

Period

PRECLASSIC (2500 BC-150/200 AD) Late Preclassic (400 BC-150/200 AD).

Provenance

Maya Lowlands

Medium / Material

Clay

Technique

Grooving, Incised, Modeled, Painting, pinched

Dimensions

Length: 26 cm
Minimum width: 10 cm

03 References and Exhibitions

References to similar objects

Two effigy vessels in the shape of pataxte beans, in the collection of La Ruta Maya Foundation, with registration numbers 1.2.144.388 and 1.2.144.389

Exhibitions

1.“FLORA AND FAUNA OF THE MAYAN WORLD”. ArteCentro “Graciela Andrade de Paiz”. Historic District, Guatemala City (February 28–June 16, 2013)

2. “TREASURES OF THE MAYA SPIRIT”. LA Art & Antique Show. LA Convention Center, California (January 4-9, 2014)

3. “FLAVORS OF MESOAMERICA: The Pre-Columbian origin of regional gastronomy.” Spanish Cooperation Training Center, Antigua Guatemala (August 14, 2014 – January 5, 2015)

4. “PRE-COLUMBIAN BIODIVERSITY, THE MYSTERIES OF THE JUNGLE. Spanish Cooperation Training Center, Antigua Guatemala (August 17, 2017- February 25, 2018)

Publications

1. “Testimony in Stone and Clay. The Natural Environment is Reflected in the Exhibition Flora and Fauna in the Mayan World.” Culture Section, Prensa Libre nespaper. Wednesday April 3, 2013. Page 38.

2. “Pre-Columbian Fauna; In their struggle for subsistence the ancestors were not alone.”  Revista D magazine, Prensa Libre. February 10, 2013. Pages 18 – 21.

3. “Mayan Roots of the Guatemalan Gastronomy.” 2012. Guatemalan Institute of Tourism -INGUAT. Page 50