#plumbate ware

[arthistoryanimalia]

For #WorldTapirDay:

Plumbate vessel "depicting a shaman or priest wearing an enormous tapir head headdress, his face peeking out from inside of the creature's mouth." Maya / Toltec, c. 900 - 1200CE, 8.8 x 6.4cm.

Eduard Seler illustrated a similar tapir piece in 1904 ("Antiquities of Guatemala," Fig. 23d, p. 106) with a full body and wearing a shell necklace. Has anyone seen the original or any others like it? Plumbate vessels were usually manufactured in multiples so there should be others...?

PS: Baird's Tapir (Tapirus bairdii) is the largest terrestrial mammal native to Maya territory.

[friendswithclay]

“Bowl representing a dog, with inlaid shell eyes. Of plumbate, a lustrous ware which in some cases has a true glaze; it is named for its appearance, not for any lead content. It was a widespread trade ware in Toltec times”

[archaeologs]

A Toltec plumbate head effigy vessel from Soconusco (Chiapas, Mexico), ca. 1000 to 1200 AD.

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