Year of Object(s) Creation: 550 C.E. (approximate)
Estimated Value ($USD): 5,000
Object Type(s): Sculpture, Vase, Vessel
Object Material(s): ceramic, paint
Provenience Nation: Guatemala
Provenience Location: Quiriguá and Monte Albán
Year Removed from Findspot:

Provenance
Start Year: 1911 (approximate)
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition:
Nation: United States
Location: Archaeological Institute of America St. Louis Society

Guatemalan Maya Effigy Vase From Quiriguá, And Zapotec Figural Urn From Monte Albán


Description:
Maya Ek Chuah Effigy Vase from Quiriguá, Guatemala; Zapotec figural urn from Monte Albán, Mexico; both dated to Late Classical era

Case Status: Object(s) not relinquished
Year Claim Initiated:
Year Claim Resolved: 2014
Means of Resolution:

Complainant Name: Governments of Guatemala and Mexico
Complainant Nation: Guatemala
Complainant Nation Economy: Developing
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Bonhams Auction House NY; Archaeological Institute of America St. Louis Society
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Institution

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Edited by Janice Kim