Mayan Pre-Columbian Blackware Effigy Vessel with Bird quebec folk art and surrounded by a decorative

and surrounded by a decorative pattern of tiny brass nails

touching thing

1 3/8" t x 3/4" d each and sold as found in their original box

surrounded by a gaggle of other children

Mayan Pre-Columbian Blackware Effigy Vessel with Bird quebec folk art and surrounded by a decorativeI found a note inside of this vessel which identifies is Mayan pre Columbian from Belize and I know it came from the estate of a pre Columbian pottery collector. Of course I love it for the head of the bird pointing out from the lip, and the way the lip is shaped to evince the bird's whole body. From what I understand, the blackened surface would have been achieved through the application of a mineral rich slip, with the monochrome finish designating