{"product_id":"maya-relief-carved-pottery-cylinder-vessel-depicting-hero-twin-and-underworld-creatures","title":"Maya Relief-Carved Pottery Cylinder Vessel depicting Hero Twin and Underworld Creatures","description":"\u003cp\u003eLate Classic Period Circa 600 to 900 AD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA deeply carved terracotta ritual vessel of cylindrical form with a gently flaring, exterior-beveled rim, finished in warm reddish-orange and burnished buff slip. The outer walls feature a dynamic mythological narrative framed by vertical panel borders and a prominent vertical doorway line representing a liminal portal to Xibalba (the Maya Underworld).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn one side of the portal stands a human lord, likely one of the Hero Twins from the Popol Vuh (Hunahpu or Xbalanque), depicted with a raised and ready club or ceremonial staff guarding or denying passage through the portal. Emerging through the doorway—shown half-in and half-out of the threshold—are various mythological and underworld creatures (wayob), including a monkey, a predatory bird, a jaguar, and an anthropomorphic creature with an animal head.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: 4 3\/8 in (11.1 cm) Height x 4 in (10.2 cm) Diameter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: Collection of Walker Murray Randle, Granbury, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53769964323130,"sku":"17749","price":2750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/17749b.jpg?v=1784586424","url":"https:\/\/howardnowes.com\/products\/maya-relief-carved-pottery-cylinder-vessel-depicting-hero-twin-and-underworld-creatures","provider":"Art for Eternity","version":"1.0","type":"link"}