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Item: Eclipse Vessel
Material: Ceramic
Dimensions: 160mm x 149mm x 160mm 1060g
Era: 6th period 1350 t0 1550 CE
Culture: Mayoide
Region: Guanacaste
Condition: Excellent
Description: Polychrome Vessel in the shape of a human mask with ceremonial depictions of an eclipse ritual on the backside.
Provenance: Acquired in Nicaragua by a private collector in 1976
To ensure authenticity the subject piece was examined with a Leica MZ 7.5 stereoscopic microscope.
All or some of the following elements were found and photographed.
One or more photos from the examination is included in the photo gallery
- Alkaline mineral accretions
- Fine root hairs in the minute crevasses
- Obvious signs of antiquity in the glazed surfaces
- Sharp edges polished by burial erosion caused by millennia of seismic activity
- Oxidization consistent with the age of the item
- Lifeless insect larvae in the minute crevasses
- Manganese dioxide accretions as illustrated in the video link below
