Watch List notes:

Maya Glyph Bowl from El Salvador, ca. 400 - 700 AD. An excellent Maya bowl from El Salvador, ca. 400 - 700 AD. This fine chocolate-ware example is 7" in diameter and is decorated with a register of glyphs, one of which is the symbol for flint. The glyphs retain remnants of cinnabar and the lower band consists of fluted panels. Repaired from two sections, with strong mineral deposits covering the highly burnished slip. Cf. Guzman Museo Nacional de Antropologia, page 67, for similar from the National Museum. Value range: $550 - $1000.