Alfred Percival Maudslay Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Alfred Percival Maudslay Art Value Price Guide

Jan. 19, 2023
Maudslay Photogravure - Quirigua. Monolithic Animal B
Est: $1,300 - $1,950
Alfred Percival Maudslay (British, 1850-1931). "Quirigua. Monolithic Animal B, East Side" - Plate 9 in Volume II of "Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna" published between 1889 and 1902. A wonderful photogravure of the east side of Monolithic Animal B in the Maya Site of Quirigua, Guatemala. In his survey, Maudslay wrote, "This monument is lying on three large slabs of stone. It is carved into the shape of a great dragon, with a human head, bust, and hands issuing from the dragon's mouth." The animal depicted has been identified as a dragon, a tiger, a toad and turtle. Scholars today believe that it represents a supernatural type of crocodilian, and some have called it the Cosmic Monster. Interestingly, Matthew Looper has described the symbols as suggesting "the animal's identification with the underworld or primordial sea that supports and surrounds the earth" in Maya mythology. Size (image): 8.625" L x 12.25" W (21.9 cm x 31.1 cm) Size (sheet): 12.7" L x 19.625" W (32.3 cm x 49.8 cm) Maudslay was a British colonial diplomat, archaeologist, and explorer who was among the first archaeologists to study Mayan civilization. He began his career working for the colonial service in Queensland, Trinidad, Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa; however parted ways with the colonial service in 1880 to travel to Guatemala where he explored Mayan ruins at Copan and Quirigua with archaeologist Frank Sarg. The pair then travelled to Tikal. Maudsley was also the first European scholar to describe Yaxchitlan, and he became famous for his explorations of Chichen with Teoberto Maler. Inspired by the travel accounts of Stephens and Catherwood, Alfred P. Maudslay carried out eight expeditions to the Maya area between 1881 and 1894. His more detailed work deals with six sites: Copán, Quirigua, Yaxchilan, Chichen Itza and Palenque. He photographed the monuments and their inscriptions, and made moulds with plaster and paper. The paper and plaster moulds made during his expeditions, at great cost, were sent to England. Maudslay donated his collection to the Victoria and Albert Museum on condition that casts would be made by his assistant Giuntini at the Museums expense. The casts were made between 1886 and 1891 and were later transferred to The British Museum. The Maudslay Collection, now in the Department of Ethnography, consists of over 400 plaster casts, paper and plaster moulds, glass negatives and journals written during his expeditions. It also includes nine stone sculptures from Copán and eight lintels from Yaxchilán. The results of his research, including drawings by Annie Hunter, photographs, site plans and descriptions, were published between 1889 and 1902 in the Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna. These publications formed the first significant corpus of Maya inscriptions and remain an invaluable tool to modern epigraphers. Provenance: Private J. Hart Collection, Houston, Texas, USA, acquired from Webster Enterprises, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA on August 16, 2009 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #174555
Artemis Gallery
Sep. 29, 2022
Maudslay Photogravure - Quirigua. Monolithic Animal B
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Alfred Percival Maudslay (British, 1850-1931). "Quirigua. Monolithic Animal B, East Side" - Plate 9 in Volume II of "Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna" published between 1889 and 1902. A wonderful photogravure of the east side of Monolithic Animal B in the Maya Site of Quirigua, Guatemala. In his survey, Maudslay wrote, "This monument is lying on three large slabs of stone. It is carved into the shape of a great dragon, with a human head, bust, and hands issuing from the dragon's mouth." The animal depicted has been identified as a dragon, a tiger, a toad and turtle. Scholars today believe that it represents a supernatural type of crocodilian, and some have called it the Cosmic Monster. Interestingly, Matthew Looper has described the symbols as suggesting "the animal's identification with the underworld or primordial sea that supports and surrounds the earth" in Maya mythology. Size (image): 8.625" L x 12.25" W (21.9 cm x 31.1 cm) Size (sheet): 12.7" L x 19.625" W (32.3 cm x 49.8 cm) Maudslay was a British colonial diplomat, archaeologist, and explorer who was among the first archaeologists to study Mayan civilization. He began his career working for the colonial service in Queensland, Trinidad, Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa; however parted ways with the colonial service in 1880 to travel to Guatemala where he explored Mayan ruins at Copan and Quirigua with archaeologist Frank Sarg. The pair then travelled to Tikal. Maudsley was also the first European scholar to describe Yaxchitlan, and he became famous for his explorations of Chichen with Teoberto Maler. Inspired by the travel accounts of Stephens and Catherwood, Alfred P. Maudslay carried out eight expeditions to the Maya area between 1881 and 1894. His more detailed work deals with six sites: Copán, Quirigua, Yaxchilan, Chichen Itza and Palenque. He photographed the monuments and their inscriptions, and made moulds with plaster and paper. The paper and plaster moulds made during his expeditions, at great cost, were sent to England. Maudslay donated his collection to the Victoria and Albert Museum on condition that casts would be made by his assistant Giuntini at the Museums expense. The casts were made between 1886 and 1891 and were later transferred to The British Museum. The Maudslay Collection, now in the Department of Ethnography, consists of over 400 plaster casts, paper and plaster moulds, glass negatives and journals written during his expeditions. It also includes nine stone sculptures from Copán and eight lintels from Yaxchilán. The results of his research, including drawings by Annie Hunter, photographs, site plans and descriptions, were published between 1889 and 1902 in the Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna. These publications formed the first significant corpus of Maya inscriptions and remain an invaluable tool to modern epigraphers. Provenance: Private J. Hart Collection, Houston, Texas, USA, acquired from Webster Enterprises, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA on August 16, 2009 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #174555
Artemis Gallery
Oct. 14, 2021
Rare Alfred Maudslay 1890 Photogravure Maya Stela "N"
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
**Originally Listed At $1800** Alfred Percival Maudslay (British, 1850-1931), photogravure of Maya Stela N, ca. 1890 CE. A wonderful photogravure of the north face of Mayan Stela N in Copan published between 1889 and 1902 in the "Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna", one of the first publications that provided a significant body of Maya inscriptions that continues to remain an invaluable source. Maudslay was a British colonial diplomat, archaeologist, and explorer who was among the first archaeologists to study Mayan civilization. He began his career working for the colonial service in Queensland, Trinidad, Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa; however parted ways with the colonial service in 1880 to travel to Guatemala where he explored Mayan ruins at Copan and Quirigua with archaeologist Frank Sarg. The pair then travelled to Tikal. Maudsley was also the first European scholar to describe Yaxchitlan, and he became famous for his explorations of Chichen with Teoberto Maler. Size: image measures 11.75" L x 7.5" W (29.8 cm x 19 cm); sheet measures 19.5" L x 12.625" W (49.5 cm x 32.1 cm) Inspired by the travel accounts of Stephens and Catherwood, Alfred P. Maudslay carried out eight expeditions to the Maya area between 1881 and 1894. His more detailed work deals with six sites: Copán, Quirigua, Yaxchilán, Chichen Itza and Palenque. He photographed the monuments and their inscriptions, and made moulds with plaster and paper. The paper and plaster moulds made during his expeditions, at great cost, were sent to England. Maudslay donated his collection to the Victoria and Albert Museum on condition that casts would be made by his assistant Giuntini at the Museums expense. The casts were made between 1886 and 1891 and were later transferred to The British Museum. The Maudslay Collection, now in the Department of Ethnography, consists of over 400 plaster casts, paper and plaster moulds, glass negatives and journals written during his expeditions. It also includes nine stone sculptures from Copán and eight lintels from Yaxchilán. The results of his research, including drawings by Annie Hunter, photographs, site plans and descriptions, were published between 1889 and 1902 in the Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna. These publications formed the first significant corpus of Maya inscriptions and remain an invaluable tool to modern epigraphers. Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #124788
Artemis Gallery
Mar. 25, 2021
Rare Alfred Maudslay 1890 Photogravure Maya Stela "N"
Est: $2,200 - $3,300
**Originally Listed At $1800** Alfred Percival Maudslay (British, 1850-1931), photogravure of Maya Stela N, ca. 1890 CE. A wonderful photogravure of the north face of Mayan Stela N in Copan published between 1889 and 1902 in the "Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna", one of the first publications that provided a significant body of Maya inscriptions that continues to remain an invaluable source. Maudslay was a British colonial diplomat, archaeologist, and explorer who was among the first archaeologists to study Mayan civilization. He began his career working for the colonial service in Queensland, Trinidad, Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa; however parted ways with the colonial service in 1880 to travel to Guatemala where he explored Mayan ruins at Copan and Quirigua with archaeologist Frank Sarg. The pair then travelled to Tikal. Maudsley was also the first European scholar to describe Yaxchitlan, and he became famous for his explorations of Chichen with Teoberto Maler. Size: image measures 11.75" L x 7.5" W (29.8 cm x 19 cm); sheet measures 19.5" L x 12.625" W (49.5 cm x 32.1 cm) Inspired by the travel accounts of Stephens and Catherwood, Alfred P. Maudslay carried out eight expeditions to the Maya area between 1881 and 1894. His more detailed work deals with six sites: Copán, Quirigua, Yaxchilán, Chichen Itza and Palenque. He photographed the monuments and their inscriptions, and made moulds with plaster and paper. The paper and plaster moulds made during his expeditions, at great cost, were sent to England. Maudslay donated his collection to the Victoria and Albert Museum on condition that casts would be made by his assistant Giuntini at the Museums expense. The casts were made between 1886 and 1891 and were later transferred to The British Museum. The Maudslay Collection, now in the Department of Ethnography, consists of over 400 plaster casts, paper and plaster moulds, glass negatives and journals written during his expeditions. It also includes nine stone sculptures from Copán and eight lintels from Yaxchilán. The results of his research, including drawings by Annie Hunter, photographs, site plans and descriptions, were published between 1889 and 1902 in the Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna. These publications formed the first significant corpus of Maya inscriptions and remain an invaluable tool to modern epigraphers. Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #124788
Artemis Gallery
Feb. 04, 2021
Rare Alfred Maudslay 1890 Photogravure Maya Stela "N"
Est: $2,200 - $3,300
**Originally Listed At $1800** Alfred Percival Maudslay (British, 1850-1931), photogravure of Maya Stela N, ca. 1890 CE. A wonderful photogravure of the north face of Mayan Stela N in Copan published between 1889 and 1902 in the "Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna", one of the first publications that provided a significant body of Maya inscriptions that continues to remain an invaluable source. Maudslay was a British colonial diplomat, archaeologist, and explorer who was among the first archaeologists to study Mayan civilization. He began his career working for the colonial service in Queensland, Trinidad, Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa; however parted ways with the colonial service in 1880 to travel to Guatemala where he explored Mayan ruins at Copan and Quirigua with archaeologist Frank Sarg. The pair then travelled to Tikal. Maudsley was also the first European scholar to describe Yaxchitlan, and he became famous for his explorations of Chichen with Teoberto Maler. Size: image measures 11.75" L x 7.5" W (29.8 cm x 19 cm); sheet measures 19.5" L x 12.625" W (49.5 cm x 32.1 cm) Inspired by the travel accounts of Stephens and Catherwood, Alfred P. Maudslay carried out eight expeditions to the Maya area between 1881 and 1894. His more detailed work deals with six sites: Copán, Quirigua, Yaxchilán, Chichen Itza and Palenque. He photographed the monuments and their inscriptions, and made moulds with plaster and paper. The paper and plaster moulds made during his expeditions, at great cost, were sent to England. Maudslay donated his collection to the Victoria and Albert Museum on condition that casts would be made by his assistant Giuntini at the Museums expense. The casts were made between 1886 and 1891 and were later transferred to The British Museum. The Maudslay Collection, now in the Department of Ethnography, consists of over 400 plaster casts, paper and plaster moulds, glass negatives and journals written during his expeditions. It also includes nine stone sculptures from Copán and eight lintels from Yaxchilán. The results of his research, including drawings by Annie Hunter, photographs, site plans and descriptions, were published between 1889 and 1902 in the Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna. These publications formed the first significant corpus of Maya inscriptions and remain an invaluable tool to modern epigraphers. Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #124788
Artemis Gallery
Oct. 15, 2020
Rare Alfred Maudslay 1890 Photogravure Maya Stela "N"
Est: $2,200 - $3,300
Alfred Percival Maudslay (British, 1850-1931), photogravure of Maya Stela N, ca. 1890 CE. A wonderful photogravure of the north face of Mayan Stela N in Copan published between 1889 and 1902 in the "Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna", one of the first publications that provided a significant body of Maya inscriptions that continues to remain an invaluable source. Maudslay was a British colonial diplomat, archaeologist, and explorer who was among the first archaeologists to study Mayan civilization. He began his career working for the colonial service in Queensland, Trinidad, Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa; however parted ways with the colonial service in 1880 to travel to Guatemala where he explored Mayan ruins at Copan and Quirigua with archaeologist Frank Sarg. The pair then travelled to Tikal. Maudsley was also the first European scholar to describe Yaxchitlan, and he became famous for his explorations of Chichen with Teoberto Maler. Size: image measures 11.75" L x 7.5" W (29.8 cm x 19 cm); sheet measures 19.5" L x 12.625" W (49.5 cm x 32.1 cm) Inspired by the travel accounts of Stephens and Catherwood, Alfred P. Maudslay carried out eight expeditions to the Maya area between 1881 and 1894. His more detailed work deals with six sites: Copán, Quirigua, Yaxchilán, Chichen Itza and Palenque. He photographed the monuments and their inscriptions, and made moulds with plaster and paper. The paper and plaster moulds made during his expeditions, at great cost, were sent to England. Maudslay donated his collection to the Victoria and Albert Museum on condition that casts would be made by his assistant Giuntini at the Museums expense. The casts were made between 1886 and 1891 and were later transferred to The British Museum. The Maudslay Collection, now in the Department of Ethnography, consists of over 400 plaster casts, paper and plaster moulds, glass negatives and journals written during his expeditions. It also includes nine stone sculptures from Copán and eight lintels from Yaxchilán. The results of his research, including drawings by Annie Hunter, photographs, site plans and descriptions, were published between 1889 and 1902 in the Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna. These publications formed the first significant corpus of Maya inscriptions and remain an invaluable tool to modern epigraphers. Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #124788
Artemis Gallery
Sep. 17, 2020
1890s Photogravure of Maya Ruins Alfred Maudslay
Est: $600 - $900
**Originally Listed At $800** Alfred Percival Maudslay (British, 1850-1931), photogravure of Mayan Stela P, ca. 1890 CE. A wonderful photogravure of Mayan Stela P in Copan published between 1889 and 1902 in the "Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna" - one of the first publications that provided a significant body of Maya inscriptions that continues to remain an invaluable source. The image shows inscriptions on south, east, and north sides. Text below reads, "STELA P. (Page 59) INSCRIPTION ON THE BACK AND SIDES PHOTOGRAPHED FROM A PLASTER CAST IN THE SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM." Size: 19.625" L x 12.625" W (49.8 cm x 32.1 cm) Maudslay was a British colonial diplomat, archaeologist, and explorer who was among the first archaeologists to study Mayan civilization. He began his career working for the colonial service in Queensland, Trinidad, Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa; however parted ways with the colonial service in 1880 to travel to Guatemala where he explored Mayan ruins at Copan and Quirigua with archaeologist Frank Sarg. The pair then travelled to Tikal. Maudsley was also the first European scholar to describe Yaxchitlan, and he became famous for his explorations of Chichen with Teoberto Maler. Inspired by the travel accounts of Stephens and Catherwood, Maudslay carried out eight expeditions to the Maya area between 1881 and 1894. His more detailed work deals with six sites: Copan, Quirigua, Yaxchilan, Chichen Itza and Palenque. He photographed the monuments and their inscriptions, and made molds with plaster and paper. The paper and plaster molds made during his expeditions, at great cost, were sent to England. Maudslay donated his collection to the Victoria and Albert Museum on condition that casts would be made by his assistant Giuntini at the Museums expense. The casts were made between 1886 and 1891 and were later transferred to The British Museum. The Maudslay Collection, now in the Department of Ethnography, consists of over 400 plaster casts, paper and plaster molds, glass negatives and journals written during his expeditions. It also includes nine stone sculptures from Copan and eight lintels from Yaxchilan. The results of his research, including drawings by Annie Hunter, photographs, site plans and descriptions, were published between 1889 and 1902 in the Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna. These publications formed the first significant corpus of Maya inscriptions and remain an invaluable tool to modern epigraphers. Provenance: ex- Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #124829
Artemis Gallery
Jun. 25, 2020
Alfred Maudslay B&W Maya Ruins Photogravure - 1890
Est: $1,300 - $1,950
**Originally Listed At $800** Alfred Percival Maudslay (British, 1850-1931), photogravure of Mayan Stela B & C, ca. 1890 CE. A wonderful photogravure of Mayan Stela B and Stele C in Copan published between 1889 and 1902 in the "Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna", one of the first publications that provided a significant body of Maya inscriptions that continues to remain an invaluable source. Maudslay was a British colonial diplomat, archaeologist, and explorer who was among the first archaeologists to study Mayan civilization. He began his career working for the colonial service in Queensland, Trinidad, Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa; however parted ways with the colonial service in 1880 to travel to Guatemala where he explored Mayan ruins at Copan and Quirigua with archaeologist Frank Sarg. The pair then travelled to Tikal. Maudsley was also the first European scholar to describe Yaxchitlan, and he became famous for his explorations of Chichen with Teoberto Maler. Size: 12.625" W x 19" H (32.1 cm x 48.3 cm) Provenance: ex- Santa Fe, NM, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #124827
Artemis Gallery
Jun. 25, 2020
Rare Alfred Maudslay 1890 Photogravure Maya Stela "A"
Est: $1,400 - $2,100
**Originally Listed At $1800** Alfred Percival Maudslay (British, 1850-1931), photogravure of Maya Stela A, ca. 1890 CE. A wonderful photogravure of Maya Stela A in Copan published between 1889 and 1902 in the "Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna", one of the first publications that provided a significant body of Maya inscriptions that continues to remain an invaluable source. Maudslay was a British colonial diplomat, archaeologist, and explorer who was among the first archaeologists to study Mayan civilization. He began his career working for the colonial service in Queensland, Trinidad, Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa; however parted ways with the colonial service in 1880 to travel to Guatemala where he explored Mayan ruins at Copan and Quirigua with archaeologist Frank Sarg. The pair then travelled to Tikal. Maudsley was also the first European scholar to describe Yaxchitlan, and he became famous for his explorations of Chichen with Teoberto Maler. Size: image measures 11.625" L x 7.625" W (29.5 cm x 19.4 cm); sheet measures 19.5" L x 12.625" W Inspired by the travel accounts of Stephens and Catherwood, Alfred P. Maudslay carried out eight expeditions to the Maya area between 1881 and 1894. His more detailed work deals with six sites: Copán, Quirigua, Yaxchilán, Chichen Itza and Palenque. He photographed the monuments and their inscriptions, and made moulds with plaster and paper. The paper and plaster moulds made during his expeditions, at great cost, were sent to England. Maudslay donated his collection to the Victoria and Albert Museum on condition that casts would be made by his assistant Giuntini at the Museums expense. The casts were made between 1886 and 1891 and were later transferred to The British Museum. The Maudslay Collection, now in the Department of Ethnography, consists of over 400 plaster casts, paper and plaster moulds, glass negatives and journals written during his expeditions. It also includes nine stone sculptures from Copán and eight lintels from Yaxchilán. The results of his research, including drawings by Annie Hunter, photographs, site plans and descriptions, were published between 1889 and 1902 in the Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna. These publications formed the first significant corpus of Maya inscriptions and remain an invaluable tool to modern epigraphers. Elizabeth A. Newsome provides an informative discussion of the iconography on this stela, "The tall crown of woven matting that 18-Rabbit wears belongs to an ancient iconographic complex that can be first identified on Abaj Takalik Stela 2. This Late Preclassic sculpture is one of many in Maya art that show the spirit of a deified ancestor appearing to his descendant. The floating ancestor wears this same woven crown, and his cheek is marked with k'in to identify him as the sun. Schele and Miller (1986:50) remark that this aspect of the sun god, who has squint eyes and a k'in infix in his cheek, seems to represent the daytime sun. Stela 2, then, portrays the soul of a dead king at the zenith of the sky, speaking to his descendant from the shimmering solar disk. His figure emerges from the swirling scrollwork of clouds and clasps a vision serpent in crab-claw position. The serpent, in turn, disgorges some object of power from its jaws." (Elizabeth A. Newsome, Trees of Paradise and Pillars of the World: The Serial Stela Cycle of 18-Rabbit-God K, King of Copan, p. 134) Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico , USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #124787
Artemis Gallery
May. 14, 2020
1890s Photogravure of Maya Ruins Alfred Maudslay
Est: $600 - $900
Alfred Percival Maudslay (British, 1850-1931), photogravure of Mayan Stela P, ca. 1890 CE. A wonderful photogravure of Mayan Stela P in Copan published between 1889 and 1902 in the "Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna" - one of the first publications that provided a significant body of Maya inscriptions that continues to remain an invaluable source. The image shows inscriptions on south, east, and north sides. Text below reads, "STELA P. (Page 59) INSCRIPTION ON THE BACK AND SIDES PHOTOGRAPHED FROM A PLASTER CAST IN THE SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM." Size: 19.625" L x 12.625" W (49.8 cm x 32.1 cm) Maudslay was a British colonial diplomat, archaeologist, and explorer who was among the first archaeologists to study Mayan civilization. He began his career working for the colonial service in Queensland, Trinidad, Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa; however parted ways with the colonial service in 1880 to travel to Guatemala where he explored Mayan ruins at Copan and Quirigua with archaeologist Frank Sarg. The pair then travelled to Tikal. Maudsley was also the first European scholar to describe Yaxchitlan, and he became famous for his explorations of Chichen with Teoberto Maler. Inspired by the travel accounts of Stephens and Catherwood, Maudslay carried out eight expeditions to the Maya area between 1881 and 1894. His more detailed work deals with six sites: Copan, Quirigua, Yaxchilan, Chichen Itza and Palenque. He photographed the monuments and their inscriptions, and made molds with plaster and paper. The paper and plaster molds made during his expeditions, at great cost, were sent to England. Maudslay donated his collection to the Victoria and Albert Museum on condition that casts would be made by his assistant Giuntini at the Museums expense. The casts were made between 1886 and 1891 and were later transferred to The British Museum. The Maudslay Collection, now in the Department of Ethnography, consists of over 400 plaster casts, paper and plaster molds, glass negatives and journals written during his expeditions. It also includes nine stone sculptures from Copan and eight lintels from Yaxchilan. The results of his research, including drawings by Annie Hunter, photographs, site plans and descriptions, were published between 1889 and 1902 in the Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna. These publications formed the first significant corpus of Maya inscriptions and remain an invaluable tool to modern epigraphers. Provenance: ex- Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #124829
Artemis Gallery
May. 14, 2020
1890A Photogravure of Maya Ruins Alfred Maudslay
Est: $600 - $800
Alfred Percival Maudslay (British, 1850-1931), photogravure/drawing of Maya Stela A, ca. 1890 CE. A wonderful photogravure of Maya Stela A, along with a detailed drawing of the details of the stela, Copan published between 1889 and 1902 in the "Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna", one of the first publications that provided a significant body of Maya inscriptions that continues to remain an invaluable source. Size: 12.625" W x 19" H (32.1 cm x 48.3 cm) Size: 12.625" W x 19" H (32.1 cm x 48.3 cm) Maudslay was a British colonial diplomat, archaeologist, and explorer who was among the first archaeologists to study Mayan civilization. He began his career working for the colonial service in Queensland, Trinidad, Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa; however parted ways with the colonial service in 1880 to travel to Guatemala where he explored Mayan ruins at Copan and Quirigua with archaeologist Frank Sarg. The pair then travelled to Tikal. Maudsley was also the first European scholar to describe Yaxchitlan, and he became famous for his explorations of Chichen with Teoberto Maler. Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #124828
Artemis Gallery
Jan. 07, 2020
19th C. Alfred Maudslay B&W Maya Ruins Photogravure
Est: $1,400 - $2,100
**Originally Listed At $800** Alfred Percival Maudslay (British, 1850-1931), photogravure of Mayan Stela P, ca. 1890 CE. A wonderful photogravure of Mayan Stela P in Copan published between 1889 and 1902 in the "Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna" - one of the first publications that provided a significant body of Maya inscriptions that continues to remain an invaluable source. The image shows inscriptions on south, east, and north sides. Text below reads, "STELA P. (Page 59) INSCRIPTION ON THE BACK AND SIDES PHOTOGRAPHED FROM A PLASTER CAST IN THE SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM." Size: 19.625" L x 12.625" W (49.8 cm x 32.1 cm) Maudslay was a British colonial diplomat, archaeologist, and explorer who was among the first archaeologists to study Mayan civilization. He began his career working for the colonial service in Queensland, Trinidad, Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa; however parted ways with the colonial service in 1880 to travel to Guatemala where he explored Mayan ruins at Copan and Quirigua with archaeologist Frank Sarg. The pair then travelled to Tikal. Maudsley was also the first European scholar to describe Yaxchitlan, and he became famous for his explorations of Chichen with Teoberto Maler. Inspired by the travel accounts of Stephens and Catherwood, Maudslay carried out eight expeditions to the Maya area between 1881 and 1894. His more detailed work deals with six sites: Copan, Quirigua, Yaxchilan, Chichen Itza and Palenque. He photographed the monuments and their inscriptions, and made molds with plaster and paper. The paper and plaster molds made during his expeditions, at great cost, were sent to England. Maudslay donated his collection to the Victoria and Albert Museum on condition that casts would be made by his assistant Giuntini at the Museums expense. The casts were made between 1886 and 1891 and were later transferred to The British Museum. The Maudslay Collection, now in the Department of Ethnography, consists of over 400 plaster casts, paper and plaster molds, glass negatives and journals written during his expeditions. It also includes nine stone sculptures from Copan and eight lintels from Yaxchilan. The results of his research, including drawings by Annie Hunter, photographs, site plans and descriptions, were published between 1889 and 1902 in the Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna. These publications formed the first significant corpus of Maya inscriptions and remain an invaluable tool to modern epigraphers. Provenance: ex- Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #124829
Artemis Gallery
Jan. 07, 2020
Alfred Maudslay Maya Ruins Photogravure - 1890
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
**Originally Listed At $700** Alfred Percival Maudslay (British, 1850-1931), photogravure/drawing of Maya Stela A, ca. 1890 CE. A wonderful photogravure of Maya Stela A, along with a detailed drawing of the details of the stela, Copan published between 1889 and 1902 in the "Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna", one of the first publications that provided a significant body of Maya inscriptions that continues to remain an invaluable source. Size: 12.625" W x 19" H (32.1 cm x 48.3 cm) Size: 12.625" W x 19" H (32.1 cm x 48.3 cm) Maudslay was a British colonial diplomat, archaeologist, and explorer who was among the first archaeologists to study Mayan civilization. He began his career working for the colonial service in Queensland, Trinidad, Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa; however parted ways with the colonial service in 1880 to travel to Guatemala where he explored Mayan ruins at Copan and Quirigua with archaeologist Frank Sarg. The pair then travelled to Tikal. Maudsley was also the first European scholar to describe Yaxchitlan, and he became famous for his explorations of Chichen with Teoberto Maler. Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #124828
Artemis Gallery
Jan. 07, 2020
Alfred Maudslay B&W Maya Ruins Photogravure - 1890
Est: $1,300 - $1,950
**Originally Listed At $800** Alfred Percival Maudslay (British, 1850-1931), photogravure of Mayan Stela B & C, ca. 1890 CE. A wonderful photogravure of Mayan Stela B and Stele C in Copan published between 1889 and 1902 in the "Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna", one of the first publications that provided a significant body of Maya inscriptions that continues to remain an invaluable source. Maudslay was a British colonial diplomat, archaeologist, and explorer who was among the first archaeologists to study Mayan civilization. He began his career working for the colonial service in Queensland, Trinidad, Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa; however parted ways with the colonial service in 1880 to travel to Guatemala where he explored Mayan ruins at Copan and Quirigua with archaeologist Frank Sarg. The pair then travelled to Tikal. Maudsley was also the first European scholar to describe Yaxchitlan, and he became famous for his explorations of Chichen with Teoberto Maler. Size: 12.625" W x 19" H (32.1 cm x 48.3 cm) Provenance: ex- Santa Fe, NM, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #124827
Artemis Gallery
Jan. 07, 2020
Rare Alfred Maudslay 1890 Photogravure Maya Stela "A"
Est: $1,400 - $2,100
**Originally Listed At $1800** Alfred Percival Maudslay (British, 1850-1931), photogravure of Maya Stela A, ca. 1890 CE. A wonderful photogravure of Maya Stela A in Copan published between 1889 and 1902 in the "Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna", one of the first publications that provided a significant body of Maya inscriptions that continues to remain an invaluable source. Maudslay was a British colonial diplomat, archaeologist, and explorer who was among the first archaeologists to study Mayan civilization. He began his career working for the colonial service in Queensland, Trinidad, Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa; however parted ways with the colonial service in 1880 to travel to Guatemala where he explored Mayan ruins at Copan and Quirigua with archaeologist Frank Sarg. The pair then travelled to Tikal. Maudsley was also the first European scholar to describe Yaxchitlan, and he became famous for his explorations of Chichen with Teoberto Maler. Size: image measures 11.625" L x 7.625" W (29.5 cm x 19.4 cm); sheet measures 19.5" L x 12.625" W Inspired by the travel accounts of Stephens and Catherwood, Alfred P. Maudslay carried out eight expeditions to the Maya area between 1881 and 1894. His more detailed work deals with six sites: Copán, Quirigua, Yaxchilán, Chichen Itza and Palenque. He photographed the monuments and their inscriptions, and made moulds with plaster and paper. The paper and plaster moulds made during his expeditions, at great cost, were sent to England. Maudslay donated his collection to the Victoria and Albert Museum on condition that casts would be made by his assistant Giuntini at the Museums expense. The casts were made between 1886 and 1891 and were later transferred to The British Museum. The Maudslay Collection, now in the Department of Ethnography, consists of over 400 plaster casts, paper and plaster moulds, glass negatives and journals written during his expeditions. It also includes nine stone sculptures from Copán and eight lintels from Yaxchilán. The results of his research, including drawings by Annie Hunter, photographs, site plans and descriptions, were published between 1889 and 1902 in the Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna. These publications formed the first significant corpus of Maya inscriptions and remain an invaluable tool to modern epigraphers. Elizabeth A. Newsome provides an informative discussion of the iconography on this stela, "The tall crown of woven matting that 18-Rabbit wears belongs to an ancient iconographic complex that can be first identified on Abaj Takalik Stela 2. This Late Preclassic sculpture is one of many in Maya art that show the spirit of a deified ancestor appearing to his descendant. The floating ancestor wears this same woven crown, and his cheek is marked with k'in to identify him as the sun. Schele and Miller (1986:50) remark that this aspect of the sun god, who has squint eyes and a k'in infix in his cheek, seems to represent the daytime sun. Stela 2, then, portrays the soul of a dead king at the zenith of the sky, speaking to his descendant from the shimmering solar disk. His figure emerges from the swirling scrollwork of clouds and clasps a vision serpent in crab-claw position. The serpent, in turn, disgorges some object of power from its jaws." (Elizabeth A. Newsome, Trees of Paradise and Pillars of the World: The Serial Stela Cycle of 18-Rabbit-God K, King of Copan, p. 134) Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico , USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #124787
Artemis Gallery
Apr. 25, 2019
19th C. Alfred Maudslay B&W Mayan Ruins Photogravure
Est: $1,400 - $2,100
Alfred Percival Maudslay (British, 1850-1931), photogravure of Mayan Stela P, ca. 1890 CE. A wonderful photogravure of Mayan Stela P in Copan published between 1889 and 1902 in the "Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna" - one of the first publications that provided a significant body of Maya inscriptions that continues to remain an invaluable source. The image shows inscriptions on south, east, and north sides. Text below reads, "STELA P. (Page 59) INSCRIPTION ON THE BACK AND SIDES PHOTOGRAPHED FROM A PLASTER CAST IN THE SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM." Size: 19.625" L x 12.625" W (49.8 cm x 32.1 cm) Maudslay was a British colonial diplomat, archaeologist, and explorer who was among the first archaeologists to study Mayan civilization. He began his career working for the colonial service in Queensland, Trinidad, Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa; however parted ways with the colonial service in 1880 to travel to Guatemala where he explored Mayan ruins at Copan and Quirigua with archaeologist Frank Sarg. The pair then travelled to Tikal. Maudsley was also the first European scholar to describe Yaxchitlan, and he became famous for his explorations of Chichen with Teoberto Maler. Inspired by the travel accounts of Stephens and Catherwood, Maudslay carried out eight expeditions to the Maya area between 1881 and 1894. His more detailed work deals with six sites: Copan, Quirigua, Yaxchilan, Chichen Itza and Palenque. He photographed the monuments and their inscriptions, and made molds with plaster and paper. The paper and plaster molds made during his expeditions, at great cost, were sent to England. Maudslay donated his collection to the Victoria and Albert Museum on condition that casts would be made by his assistant Giuntini at the Museums expense. The casts were made between 1886 and 1891 and were later transferred to The British Museum. The Maudslay Collection, now in the Department of Ethnography, consists of over 400 plaster casts, paper and plaster molds, glass negatives and journals written during his expeditions. It also includes nine stone sculptures from Copan and eight lintels from Yaxchilan. The results of his research, including drawings by Annie Hunter, photographs, site plans and descriptions, were published between 1889 and 1902 in the Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna. These publications formed the first significant corpus of Maya inscriptions and remain an invaluable tool to modern epigraphers. Provenance: ex- Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #124829
Artemis Gallery
Apr. 25, 2019
Alfred Maudslay B&W Mayan Ruins Photogravure - 1890
Est: $1,300 - $1,950
Alfred Percival Maudslay (British, 1850-1931), photogravure of Mayan Stela B & C, ca. 1890 CE. A wonderful photogravure of Mayan Stela B and Stele C in Copan published between 1889 and 1902 in the "Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna", one of the first publications that provided a significant body of Maya inscriptions that continues to remain an invaluable source. Maudslay was a British colonial diplomat, archaeologist, and explorer who was among the first archaeologists to study Mayan civilization. He began his career working for the colonial service in Queensland, Trinidad, Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa; however parted ways with the colonial service in 1880 to travel to Guatemala where he explored Mayan ruins at Copan and Quirigua with archaeologist Frank Sarg. The pair then travelled to Tikal. Maudsley was also the first European scholar to describe Yaxchitlan, and he became famous for his explorations of Chichen with Teoberto Maler. Size: 12.625" W x 19" H (32.1 cm x 48.3 cm) Provenance: ex- Santa Fe, NM, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #124827
Artemis Gallery
Apr. 25, 2019
Rare Alfred Maudslay 1890 Photogravure Mayan Stela "A"
Est: $1,400 - $2,100
Alfred Percival Maudslay (British, 1850-1931), photogravure of Mayan Stela A, ca. 1890 CE. A wonderful photogravure of Mayan Stela A in Copan published between 1889 and 1902 in the "Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna", one of the first publications that provided a significant body of Maya inscriptions that continues to remain an invaluable source. Maudslay was a British colonial diplomat, archaeologist, and explorer who was among the first archaeologists to study Mayan civilization. He began his career working for the colonial service in Queensland, Trinidad, Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa; however parted ways with the colonial service in 1880 to travel to Guatemala where he explored Mayan ruins at Copan and Quirigua with archaeologist Frank Sarg. The pair then travelled to Tikal. Maudsley was also the first European scholar to describe Yaxchitlan, and he became famous for his explorations of Chichen with Teoberto Maler. Size: image measures 11.625" L x 7.625" W (29.5 cm x 19.4 cm); sheet measures 19.5" L x 12.625" W Inspired by the travel accounts of Stephens and Catherwood, Alfred P. Maudslay carried out eight expeditions to the Maya area between 1881 and 1894. His more detailed work deals with six sites: Copán, Quirigua, Yaxchilán, Chichen Itza and Palenque. He photographed the monuments and their inscriptions, and made moulds with plaster and paper. The paper and plaster moulds made during his expeditions, at great cost, were sent to England. Maudslay donated his collection to the Victoria and Albert Museum on condition that casts would be made by his assistant Giuntini at the Museums expense. The casts were made between 1886 and 1891 and were later transferred to The British Museum. The Maudslay Collection, now in the Department of Ethnography, consists of over 400 plaster casts, paper and plaster moulds, glass negatives and journals written during his expeditions. It also includes nine stone sculptures from Copán and eight lintels from Yaxchilán. The results of his research, including drawings by Annie Hunter, photographs, site plans and descriptions, were published between 1889 and 1902 in the Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna. These publications formed the first significant corpus of Maya inscriptions and remain an invaluable tool to modern epigraphers. Elizabeth A. Newsome provides an informative discussion of the iconography on this stela, "The tall crown of woven matting that 18-Rabbit wears belongs to an ancient iconographic complex that can be first identified on Abaj Takalik Stela 2. This Late Preclassic sculpture is one of many in Maya art that show the spirit of a deified ancestor appearing to his descendant. The floating ancestor wears this same woven crown, and his cheek is marked with k'in to identify him as the sun. Schele and Miller (1986:50) remark that this aspect of the sun god, who has squint eyes and a k'in infix in his cheek, seems to represent the daytime sun. Stela 2, then, portrays the soul of a dead king at the zenith of the sky, speaking to his descendant from the shimmering solar disk. His figure emerges from the swirling scrollwork of clouds and clasps a vision serpent in crab-claw position. The serpent, in turn, disgorges some object of power from its jaws." (Elizabeth A. Newsome, Trees of Paradise and Pillars of the World: The Serial Stela Cycle of 18-Rabbit-God K, King of Copan, p. 134) Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico , USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #124787
Artemis Gallery
Mar. 07, 2019
Alfred Maudslay Mayan Ruins Photogravure - 1890
Est: $1,300 - $1,950
Alfred Percival Maudslay (British, 1850-1931), photogravure/drawing of Mayan Stela A, ca. 1890 CE. A wonderful photogravure of Mayan Stela A, along with a detailed drawing of the details of the stela, Copan published between 1889 and 1902 in the "Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna", one of the first publications that provided a significant body of Maya inscriptions that continues to remain an invaluable source. Size: 12.625" W x 19" H (32.1 cm x 48.3 cm) Size: 12.625" W x 19" H (32.1 cm x 48.3 cm) Maudslay was a British colonial diplomat, archaeologist, and explorer who was among the first archaeologists to study Mayan civilization. He began his career working for the colonial service in Queensland, Trinidad, Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa; however parted ways with the colonial service in 1880 to travel to Guatemala where he explored Mayan ruins at Copan and Quirigua with archaeologist Frank Sarg. The pair then travelled to Tikal. Maudsley was also the first European scholar to describe Yaxchitlan, and he became famous for his explorations of Chichen with Teoberto Maler. Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #124828
Artemis Gallery
Jan. 24, 2019
19th C. Alfred Maudslay B&W Mayan Ruins Photogravure
Est: $1,500 - $3,000
Alfred Percival Maudslay (British, 1850-1931), photogravure of Mayan Stela P, ca. 1890 CE. A wonderful photogravure of Mayan Stela P in Copan published between 1889 and 1902 in the "Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna" - one of the first publications that provided a significant body of Maya inscriptions that continues to remain an invaluable source. The image shows inscriptions on south, east, and north sides. Text below reads, "STELA P. (Page 59) INSCRIPTION ON THE BACK AND SIDES PHOTOGRAPHED FROM A PLASTER CAST IN THE SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM." Size: 19.625" L x 12.625" W (49.8 cm x 32.1 cm) Maudslay was a British colonial diplomat, archaeologist, and explorer who was among the first archaeologists to study Mayan civilization. He began his career working for the colonial service in Queensland, Trinidad, Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa; however parted ways with the colonial service in 1880 to travel to Guatemala where he explored Mayan ruins at Copan and Quirigua with archaeologist Frank Sarg. The pair then travelled to Tikal. Maudsley was also the first European scholar to describe Yaxchitlan, and he became famous for his explorations of Chichen with Teoberto Maler. Inspired by the travel accounts of Stephens and Catherwood, Maudslay carried out eight expeditions to the Maya area between 1881 and 1894. His more detailed work deals with six sites: Copan, Quirigua, Yaxchilan, Chichen Itza and Palenque. He photographed the monuments and their inscriptions, and made molds with plaster and paper. The paper and plaster molds made during his expeditions, at great cost, were sent to England. Maudslay donated his collection to the Victoria and Albert Museum on condition that casts would be made by his assistant Giuntini at the Museums expense. The casts were made between 1886 and 1891 and were later transferred to The British Museum. The Maudslay Collection, now in the Department of Ethnography, consists of over 400 plaster casts, paper and plaster molds, glass negatives and journals written during his expeditions. It also includes nine stone sculptures from Copan and eight lintels from Yaxchilan. The results of his research, including drawings by Annie Hunter, photographs, site plans and descriptions, were published between 1889 and 1902 in the Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna. These publications formed the first significant corpus of Maya inscriptions and remain an invaluable tool to modern epigraphers. Provenance: ex- Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #124829
Artemis Gallery
Jan. 24, 2019
Rare Alfred Maudslay 1890 Photogravure Mayan Stela "A"
Est: $1,500 - $3,000
Alfred Percival Maudslay (British, 1850-1931), photogravure of Mayan Stela A, ca. 1890 CE. A wonderful photogravure of Mayan Stela A in Copan published between 1889 and 1902 in the "Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna", one of the first publications that provided a significant body of Maya inscriptions that continues to remain an invaluable source. Maudslay was a British colonial diplomat, archaeologist, and explorer who was among the first archaeologists to study Mayan civilization. He began his career working for the colonial service in Queensland, Trinidad, Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa; however parted ways with the colonial service in 1880 to travel to Guatemala where he explored Mayan ruins at Copan and Quirigua with archaeologist Frank Sarg. The pair then travelled to Tikal. Maudsley was also the first European scholar to describe Yaxchitlan, and he became famous for his explorations of Chichen with Teoberto Maler. Size: image measures 11.625" L x 7.625" W (29.5 cm x 19.4 cm); sheet measures 19.5" L x 12.625" W Inspired by the travel accounts of Stephens and Catherwood, Alfred P. Maudslay carried out eight expeditions to the Maya area between 1881 and 1894. His more detailed work deals with six sites: Copán, Quirigua, Yaxchilán, Chichen Itza and Palenque. He photographed the monuments and their inscriptions, and made moulds with plaster and paper. The paper and plaster moulds made during his expeditions, at great cost, were sent to England. Maudslay donated his collection to the Victoria and Albert Museum on condition that casts would be made by his assistant Giuntini at the Museums expense. The casts were made between 1886 and 1891 and were later transferred to The British Museum. The Maudslay Collection, now in the Department of Ethnography, consists of over 400 plaster casts, paper and plaster moulds, glass negatives and journals written during his expeditions. It also includes nine stone sculptures from Copán and eight lintels from Yaxchilán. The results of his research, including drawings by Annie Hunter, photographs, site plans and descriptions, were published between 1889 and 1902 in the Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna. These publications formed the first significant corpus of Maya inscriptions and remain an invaluable tool to modern epigraphers. Elizabeth A. Newsome provides an informative discussion of the iconography on this stela, "The tall crown of woven matting that 18-Rabbit wears belongs to an ancient iconographic complex that can be first identified on Abaj Takalik Stela 2. This Late Preclassic sculpture is one of many in Maya art that show the spirit of a deified ancestor appearing to his descendant. The floating ancestor wears this same woven crown, and his cheek is marked with k'in to identify him as the sun. Schele and Miller (1986:50) remark that this aspect of the sun god, who has squint eyes and a k'in infix in his cheek, seems to represent the daytime sun. Stela 2, then, portrays the soul of a dead king at the zenith of the sky, speaking to his descendant from the shimmering solar disk. His figure emerges from the swirling scrollwork of clouds and clasps a vision serpent in crab-claw position. The serpent, in turn, disgorges some object of power from its jaws." (Elizabeth A. Newsome, Trees of Paradise and Pillars of the World: The Serial Stela Cycle of 18-Rabbit-God K, King of Copan, p. 134) Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico , USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #124787
Artemis Gallery
Jan. 10, 2019
Rare Alfred Maudslay 1890 Photogravure Mayan Stela "N"
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Alfred Percival Maudslay (British, 1850-1931), photogravure of Mayan Stela N, ca. 1890 CE. A wonderful photogravure of the north face of Mayan Stela N in Copan published between 1889 and 1902 in the "Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna", one of the first publications that provided a significant body of Maya inscriptions that continues to remain an invaluable source. Maudslay was a British colonial diplomat, archaeologist, and explorer who was among the first archaeologists to study Mayan civilization. He began his career working for the colonial service in Queensland, Trinidad, Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa; however parted ways with the colonial service in 1880 to travel to Guatemala where he explored Mayan ruins at Copan and Quirigua with archaeologist Frank Sarg. The pair then travelled to Tikal. Maudsley was also the first European scholar to describe Yaxchitlan, and he became famous for his explorations of Chichen with Teoberto Maler. Size: image measures 11.75" L x 7.5" W (29.8 cm x 19 cm); sheet measures 19.5" L x 12.625" W (49.5 cm x 32.1 cm) Inspired by the travel accounts of Stephens and Catherwood, Alfred P. Maudslay carried out eight expeditions to the Maya area between 1881 and 1894. His more detailed work deals with six sites: Copán, Quirigua, Yaxchilán, Chichen Itza and Palenque. He photographed the monuments and their inscriptions, and made moulds with plaster and paper. The paper and plaster moulds made during his expeditions, at great cost, were sent to England. Maudslay donated his collection to the Victoria and Albert Museum on condition that casts would be made by his assistant Giuntini at the Museums expense. The casts were made between 1886 and 1891 and were later transferred to The British Museum. The Maudslay Collection, now in the Department of Ethnography, consists of over 400 plaster casts, paper and plaster moulds, glass negatives and journals written during his expeditions. It also includes nine stone sculptures from Copán and eight lintels from Yaxchilán. The results of his research, including drawings by Annie Hunter, photographs, site plans and descriptions, were published between 1889 and 1902 in the Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna. These publications formed the first significant corpus of Maya inscriptions and remain an invaluable tool to modern epigraphers. Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #124788
Artemis Gallery
Jan. 10, 2019
1890 Maudsley Photogravure Hunter Drawing, Mayan Stela
Est: $1,800 - $2,500
Alfred Percival Maudslay (British, 1850-1931), photogravure of Mayan Stela I with a drawing by Annie G. Hunter (British, 1860-1927), ca. 1890 CE, published in Maudslay's "Biologia Centrali-Americana: Archaeology (London: R.H. Porter and Dulau, 1889-1902). A wonderful photograph of Mayan Stela I with a drawing of a plaster cast in the South Kensington Museum published between 1889 and 1902 in the "Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna", one of the first publications that provided a significant body of Maya inscriptions that continues to remain an invaluable source. The stela depicted is from Copán. Size: 19.5" L x 12.75" W (49.5 cm x 32.4 cm); 20.125" L x 16.125" W (51.1 cm x 41 cm) framed Maudslay was a British colonial diplomat, archaeologist, and explorer who was among the first archaeologists to study Mayan civilization. He began his career working for the colonial service in Queensland, Trinidad, Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa. He then parted ways with the colonial service in 1880 to travel to Guatemala where he explored Mayan ruins at Copan and Quirigua with archaeologist Frank Sarg. The pair then travelled to Tikal. Maudsley was the first European scholar to describe Yaxchitlan, and he became famous for his explorations of Chichen with Teoberto Maler. Maudslay commissioned Annie Hunter to create drawings and watercolor illustrations of the Maya monuments he photographed in the late 1890s. She used photographs, lintels, casts, and stelae in museums as her models, and her work was published in Maudslay's momentous survey "Biologia Centrali-Americana: Archaeology (London: R.H. Porter and Dulau, 1889-1902). Hunter's work for Maudslay led to an important commission after World War I from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology to create watercolor and line drawn illustrations of their Maya ceramics collection. Inspired by the travel accounts of Stephens and Catherwood, Alfred P. Maudslay carried out eight expeditions to the Maya area between 1881 and 1894. His more detailed work deals with six sites: Copán, Quirigua, Yaxchilán, Chichen Itza and Palenque. He photographed the monuments and their inscriptions, and made moulds with plaster and paper. The paper and plaster moulds made during his expeditions, at great cost, were sent to England. Maudslay donated his collection to the Victoria and Albert Museum on condition that casts would be made by his assistant Giuntini at the Museums expense. The casts were made between 1886 and 1891 and were later transferred to The British Museum. The Maudslay Collection, now in the Department of Ethnography, consists of over 400 plaster casts, paper and plaster moulds, glass negatives and journals written during his expeditions. It also includes nine stone sculptures from Copán and eight lintels from Yaxchilán. The results of his research, including drawings by Annie Hunter, photographs, site plans and descriptions, were published between 1889 and 1902 in the Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna. These publications formed the first significant corpus of Maya inscriptions and remain an invaluable tool to modern epigraphers. Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #124786
Artemis Gallery
Jan. 10, 2019
Alfred Maudslay B&W Mayan Ruins Photogravure - 1890
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Alfred Percival Maudslay (British, 1850-1931), photogravure of Mayan Stela B & C, ca. 1890 CE. A wonderful photogravure of Mayan Stela B and Stele C in Copan published between 1889 and 1902 in the "Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna", one of the first publications that provided a significant body of Maya inscriptions that continues to remain an invaluable source. Maudslay was a British colonial diplomat, archaeologist, and explorer who was among the first archaeologists to study Mayan civilization. He began his career working for the colonial service in Queensland, Trinidad, Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa; however parted ways with the colonial service in 1880 to travel to Guatemala where he explored Mayan ruins at Copan and Quirigua with archaeologist Frank Sarg. The pair then travelled to Tikal. Maudsley was also the first European scholar to describe Yaxchitlan, and he became famous for his explorations of Chichen with Teoberto Maler. Size: 12.625" W x 19" H (32.1 cm x 48.3 cm) Provenance: ex- Santa Fe, NM, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #124827
Artemis Gallery
Feb. 15, 2018
Alfred Maudslay B&W Mayan Ruins Photogravure - 1890
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Alfred Percival Maudslay (British, 1850-1931), photogravure of Mayan Stela B & C, ca. 1890 CE. A wonderful photogravure of Mayan Stela B and Stele C in Copan published between 1889 and 1902 in the "Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna", one of the first publications that provided a significant body of Maya inscriptions that continues to remain an invaluable source. Maudslay was a British colonial diplomat, archaeologist, and explorer who was among the first archaeologists to study Mayan civilization. He began his career working for the colonial service in Queensland, Trinidad, Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa; however parted ways with the colonial service in 1880 to travel to Guatemala where he explored Mayan ruins at Copan and Quirigua with archaeologist Frank Sarg. The pair then travelled to Tikal. Maudsley was also the first European scholar to describe Yaxchitlan, and he became famous for his explorations of Chichen with Teoberto Maler. Size: 12.625" W x 19" H (32.1 cm x 48.3 cm) Provenance: ex- Santa Fe, NM, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #124827
Artemis Gallery
Jan. 18, 2018
Alfred Maudslay Mayan Ruins Photograveur - 1890
Est: $1,400 - $2,000
Alfred Percival Maudslay (British, 1850-1931), photogravure/drawing of Mayan Stela A, ca. 1890 CE. A wonderful photogravure of Mayan Stela A, along with a detailed drawing of the details of the stela, Copan published between 1889 and 1902 in the "Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna", one of the first publications that provided a significant body of Maya inscriptions that continues to remain an invaluable source. Size: 12.625" W x 19" H (32.1 cm x 48.3 cm) Size: 12.625" W x 19" H (32.1 cm x 48.3 cm) Maudslay was a British colonial diplomat, archaeologist, and explorer who was among the first archaeologists to study Mayan civilization. He began his career working for the colonial service in Queensland, Trinidad, Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa; however parted ways with the colonial service in 1880 to travel to Guatemala where he explored Mayan ruins at Copan and Quirigua with archaeologist Frank Sarg. The pair then travelled to Tikal. Maudsley was also the first European scholar to describe Yaxchitlan, and he became famous for his explorations of Chichen with Teoberto Maler. Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #124828
Artemis Gallery
Dec. 05, 2017
Rare Alfred Maudslay 1890 Photogravure Mayan Stela "N"
Est: $2,500 - $3,000
Alfred Percival Maudslay (British, 1850-1931), photogravure of Mayan Stela N, ca. 1890 CE. A wonderful photogravure of the north face of Mayan Stela N in Copan published between 1889 and 1902 in the "Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna", one of the first publications that provided a significant body of Maya inscriptions that continues to remain an invaluable source. Maudslay was a British colonial diplomat, archaeologist, and explorer who was among the first archaeologists to study Mayan civilization. He began his career working for the colonial service in Queensland, Trinidad, Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa; however parted ways with the colonial service in 1880 to travel to Guatemala where he explored Mayan ruins at Copan and Quirigua with archaeologist Frank Sarg. The pair then travelled to Tikal. Maudsley was also the first European scholar to describe Yaxchitlan, and he became famous for his explorations of Chichen with Teoberto Maler. Size: image measures 11.75" L x 7.5" W (29.8 cm x 19 cm); sheet measures 19.5" L x 12.625" W (49.5 cm x 32.1 cm) Inspired by the travel accounts of Stephens and Catherwood, Alfred P. Maudslay carried out eight expeditions to the Maya area between 1881 and 1894. His more detailed work deals with six sites: Copán, Quirigua, Yaxchilán, Chichen Itza and Palenque. He photographed the monuments and their inscriptions, and made moulds with plaster and paper. The paper and plaster moulds made during his expeditions, at great cost, were sent to England. Maudslay donated his collection to the Victoria and Albert Museum on condition that casts would be made by his assistant Giuntini at the Museums expense. The casts were made between 1886 and 1891 and were later transferred to The British Museum. The Maudslay Collection, now in the Department of Ethnography, consists of over 400 plaster casts, paper and plaster moulds, glass negatives and journals written during his expeditions. It also includes nine stone sculptures from Copán and eight lintels from Yaxchilán. The results of his research, including drawings by Annie Hunter, photographs, site plans and descriptions, were published between 1889 and 1902 in the Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna. These publications formed the first significant corpus of Maya inscriptions and remain an invaluable tool to modern epigraphers. Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #124788
Artemis Gallery
Dec. 05, 2017
1890 Maudsley Photogravure Hunter Drawing, Mayan Stela
Est: $2,000 - $2,500
Alfred Percival Maudslay (British, 1850-1931), photogravure of Mayan Stela I with a drawing by Annie G. Hunter (British, 1860-1927), ca. 1890 CE, published in Maudslay's "Biologia Centrali-Americana: Archaeology (London: R.H. Porter and Dulau, 1889-1902). A wonderful photograph of Mayan Stela I with a drawing of a plaster cast in the South Kensington Museum published between 1889 and 1902 in the "Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna", one of the first publications that provided a significant body of Maya inscriptions that continues to remain an invaluable source. The stela depicted is from Copán. Size: 19.5" L x 12.75" W (49.5 cm x 32.4 cm); 20.125" L x 16.125" W (51.1 cm x 41 cm) framed Maudslay was a British colonial diplomat, archaeologist, and explorer who was among the first archaeologists to study Mayan civilization. He began his career working for the colonial service in Queensland, Trinidad, Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa. He then parted ways with the colonial service in 1880 to travel to Guatemala where he explored Mayan ruins at Copan and Quirigua with archaeologist Frank Sarg. The pair then travelled to Tikal. Maudsley was the first European scholar to describe Yaxchitlan, and he became famous for his explorations of Chichen with Teoberto Maler. Maudslay commissioned Annie Hunter to create drawings and watercolor illustrations of the Maya monuments he photographed in the late 1890s. She used photographs, lintels, casts, and stelae in museums as her models, and her work was published in Maudslay's momentous survey "Biologia Centrali-Americana: Archaeology (London: R.H. Porter and Dulau, 1889-1902). Hunter's work for Maudslay led to an important commission after World War I from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology to create watercolor and line drawn illustrations of their Maya ceramics collection. Inspired by the travel accounts of Stephens and Catherwood, Alfred P. Maudslay carried out eight expeditions to the Maya area between 1881 and 1894. His more detailed work deals with six sites: Copán, Quirigua, Yaxchilán, Chichen Itza and Palenque. He photographed the monuments and their inscriptions, and made moulds with plaster and paper. The paper and plaster moulds made during his expeditions, at great cost, were sent to England. Maudslay donated his collection to the Victoria and Albert Museum on condition that casts would be made by his assistant Giuntini at the Museums expense. The casts were made between 1886 and 1891 and were later transferred to The British Museum. The Maudslay Collection, now in the Department of Ethnography, consists of over 400 plaster casts, paper and plaster moulds, glass negatives and journals written during his expeditions. It also includes nine stone sculptures from Copán and eight lintels from Yaxchilán. The results of his research, including drawings by Annie Hunter, photographs, site plans and descriptions, were published between 1889 and 1902 in the Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna. These publications formed the first significant corpus of Maya inscriptions and remain an invaluable tool to modern epigraphers. Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #124786
Artemis Gallery
Aug. 31, 2017
Rare Alfred Maudslay 1890 Photogravure Mayan Stela "N"
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Alfred Percival Maudslay (British, 1850-1931), photogravure of Mayan Stela N, ca. 1890 CE. A wonderful photogravure of the north face of Mayan Stela N in Copan published between 1889 and 1902 in the "Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna", one of the first publications that provided a significant body of Maya inscriptions that continues to remain an invaluable source. Maudslay was a British colonial diplomat, archaeologist, and explorer who was among the first archaeologists to study Mayan civilization. He began his career working for the colonial service in Queensland, Trinidad, Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa; however parted ways with the colonial service in 1880 to travel to Guatemala where he explored Mayan ruins at Copan and Quirigua with archaeologist Frank Sarg. The pair then travelled to Tikal. Maudsley was also the first European scholar to describe Yaxchitlan, and he became famous for his explorations of Chichen with Teoberto Maler. Size: image measures 11.75" L x 7.5" W (29.8 cm x 19 cm); sheet measures 19.5" L x 12.625" W (49.5 cm x 32.1 cm) Inspired by the travel accounts of Stephens and Catherwood, Alfred P. Maudslay carried out eight expeditions to the Maya area between 1881 and 1894. His more detailed work deals with six sites: Copán, Quirigua, Yaxchilán, Chichen Itza and Palenque. He photographed the monuments and their inscriptions, and made moulds with plaster and paper. The paper and plaster moulds made during his expeditions, at great cost, were sent to England. Maudslay donated his collection to the Victoria and Albert Museum on condition that casts would be made by his assistant Giuntini at the Museums expense. The casts were made between 1886 and 1891 and were later transferred to The British Museum. The Maudslay Collection, now in the Department of Ethnography, consists of over 400 plaster casts, paper and plaster moulds, glass negatives and journals written during his expeditions. It also includes nine stone sculptures from Copán and eight lintels from Yaxchilán. The results of his research, including drawings by Annie Hunter, photographs, site plans and descriptions, were published between 1889 and 1902 in the Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna. These publications formed the first significant corpus of Maya inscriptions and remain an invaluable tool to modern epigraphers. Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #124788
Artemis Gallery
Aug. 31, 2017
19th C. Hunter / Maudslay Lithograph - Mayan Stela N
Est: $600 - $900
Annie G. Hunter (British, 1860-1927), a lithograph of her drawing based on Alfred Percival Maudslay's (British, 1850-1931) photogravures of Mayan Stela N, ca. 1890 CE, published in Maudslay's "Biologia Centrali-Americana: Archaeology (London: R.H. Porter and Dulau, 1889-1902). An informative and aesthetically striking depiction of Mayan Stela N based on drawings of a plaster cast in the South Kensington Museum published between 1889 and 1902 in the "Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna" - one of the first publications that provided a significant body of Maya inscriptions that continues to remain an invaluable source. The stela depicted is from Copan. Size: 19.625" L x 12.625" W (49.8 cm x 32.1 cm) Alfred Maudslay was a British colonial diplomat, archaeologist, and explorer who was among the first archaeologists to study Mayan civilization. He began his career working for the colonial service in Queensland, Trinidad, Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa. He then parted ways with the colonial service in 1880 to travel to Guatemala where he explored Mayan ruins at Copan and Quirigua with archaeologist Frank Sarg. The pair then travelled to Tikal. Maudsley was the first European scholar to describe Yaxchitlan, and he became famous for his explorations of Chichen with Teoberto Maler. Maudslay commissioned Annie Hunter to create drawings and watercolor illustrations of the Maya monuments he photographed in the late 1890s. She used photographs, lintels, casts, and stelae in museums as her models, and her work was published in Maudslay's momentous survey "Biologia Centrali-Americana: Archaeology (London: R.H. Porter and Dulau, 1889-1902). Hunter's work for Maudslay led to an important commission after World War I from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology to create watercolor and line drawn illustrations of their Maya ceramics collection. Inspired by the travel accounts of Stephens and Catherwood, Maudslay carried out eight expeditions to the Maya area between 1881 and 1894. His more detailed work deals with six sites: Copan, Quirigua, Yaxchilan, Chichen Itza and Palenque. He photographed the monuments and their inscriptions, and made molds with plaster and paper. The paper and plaster molds made during his expeditions, at great cost, were sent to England. Maudslay donated his collection to the Victoria and Albert Museum on condition that casts would be made by his assistant Giuntini at the Museums expense. The casts were made between 1886 and 1891 and were later transferred to The British Museum. The Maudslay Collection, now in the Department of Ethnography, consists of over 400 plaster casts, paper and plaster molds, glass negatives and journals written during his expeditions. It also includes nine stone sculptures from Copan and eight lintels from Yaxchilan. The results of his research, including drawings by Annie Hunter, photographs, site plans and descriptions, were published between 1889 and 1902 in the Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna. These publications formed the first significant corpus of Maya inscriptions and remain an invaluable tool to modern epigraphers. Provenance: ex-Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #124830
Artemis Gallery
Aug. 31, 2017
19th C. Alfred Maudslay B&W Mayan Ruins Photogravure
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Alfred Percival Maudslay (British, 1850-1931), photogravure of Mayan Stela P, ca. 1890 CE. A wonderful photogravure of Mayan Stela P in Copan published between 1889 and 1902 in the "Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna" - one of the first publications that provided a significant body of Maya inscriptions that continues to remain an invaluable source. The image shows inscriptions on south, east, and north sides. Text below reads, "STELA P. (Page 59) INSCRIPTION ON THE BACK AND SIDES PHOTOGRAPHED FROM A PLASTER CAST IN THE SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM." Size: 19.625" L x 12.625" W (49.8 cm x 32.1 cm) Maudslay was a British colonial diplomat, archaeologist, and explorer who was among the first archaeologists to study Mayan civilization. He began his career working for the colonial service in Queensland, Trinidad, Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa; however parted ways with the colonial service in 1880 to travel to Guatemala where he explored Mayan ruins at Copan and Quirigua with archaeologist Frank Sarg. The pair then travelled to Tikal. Maudsley was also the first European scholar to describe Yaxchitlan, and he became famous for his explorations of Chichen with Teoberto Maler. Inspired by the travel accounts of Stephens and Catherwood, Maudslay carried out eight expeditions to the Maya area between 1881 and 1894. His more detailed work deals with six sites: Copan, Quirigua, Yaxchilan, Chichen Itza and Palenque. He photographed the monuments and their inscriptions, and made molds with plaster and paper. The paper and plaster molds made during his expeditions, at great cost, were sent to England. Maudslay donated his collection to the Victoria and Albert Museum on condition that casts would be made by his assistant Giuntini at the Museums expense. The casts were made between 1886 and 1891 and were later transferred to The British Museum. The Maudslay Collection, now in the Department of Ethnography, consists of over 400 plaster casts, paper and plaster molds, glass negatives and journals written during his expeditions. It also includes nine stone sculptures from Copan and eight lintels from Yaxchilan. The results of his research, including drawings by Annie Hunter, photographs, site plans and descriptions, were published between 1889 and 1902 in the Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna. These publications formed the first significant corpus of Maya inscriptions and remain an invaluable tool to modern epigraphers. Provenance: ex- Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #124829
Artemis Gallery
Jun. 29, 2017
Hunter / Maudslay Hand Tinted Litho Mayan Stela "H"
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Annie G. Hunter (British, 1860-1927), a lithograph of her hand tinted drawings based on Alfred Percival Maudslay's (British, 1850-1931) photogravures of Mayan Stela H, ca. 1890 CE, published in Maudslay's "Biologia Centrali-Americana: Archaeology (London: R.H. Porter and Dulau, 1889-1902). Two informative and aesthetically striking depictions of Mayan Stela H based on drawings of a plaster cast in the South Kensington Museum published between 1889 and 1902 in the "Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna", one of the first publications that provided a significant body of Maya inscriptions that continues to remain an invaluable source. The stela depicted is from Copán. Size: 19.5" L x 12.75" W (49.5 cm x 32.4 cm) Alfred Maudslay was a British colonial diplomat, archaeologist, and explorer who was among the first archaeologists to study Mayan civilization. He began his career working for the colonial service in Queensland, Trinidad, Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa. He then parted ways with the colonial service in 1880 to travel to Guatemala where he explored Mayan ruins at Copan and Quirigua with archaeologist Frank Sarg. The pair then travelled to Tikal. Maudsley was the first European scholar to describe Yaxchitlan, and he became famous for his explorations of Chichen with Teoberto Maler. Maudslay commissioned Annie Hunter to create drawings and watercolor illustrations of the Maya monuments he photographed in the late 1890s. She used photographs, lintels, casts, and stelae in museums as her models, and her work was published in Maudslay's momentous survey "Biologia Centrali-Americana: Archaeology (London: R.H. Porter and Dulau, 1889-1902). Hunter's work for Maudslay led to an important commission after World War I from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology to create watercolor and line drawn illustrations of their Maya ceramics collection. Inspired by the travel accounts of Stephens and Catherwood, Alfred P. Maudslay carried out eight expeditions to the Maya area between 1881 and 1894. His more detailed work deals with six sites: Copán, Quirigua, Yaxchilán, Chichen Itza and Palenque. He photographed the monuments and their inscriptions, and made moulds with plaster and paper. The paper and plaster moulds made during his expeditions, at great cost, were sent to England. Maudslay donated his collection to the Victoria and Albert Museum on condition that casts would be made by his assistant Giuntini at the Museums expense. The casts were made between 1886 and 1891 and were later transferred to The British Museum. The Maudslay Collection, now in the Department of Ethnography, consists of over 400 plaster casts, paper and plaster moulds, glass negatives and journals written during his expeditions. It also includes nine stone sculptures from Copán and eight lintels from Yaxchilán. The results of his research, including drawings by Annie Hunter, photographs, site plans and descriptions, were published between 1889 and 1902 in the Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna. These publications formed the first significant corpus of Maya inscriptions and remain an invaluable tool to modern epigraphers. Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #124789
Artemis Gallery
Jun. 29, 2017
Rare Alfred Maudslay 1890 Photogravure Mayan Stela "A"
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Alfred Percival Maudslay (British, 1850-1931), photogravure of Mayan Stela A, ca. 1890 CE. A wonderful photogravure of Mayan Stela A in Copan published between 1889 and 1902 in the "Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna", one of the first publications that provided a significant body of Maya inscriptions that continues to remain an invaluable source. Maudslay was a British colonial diplomat, archaeologist, and explorer who was among the first archaeologists to study Mayan civilization. He began his career working for the colonial service in Queensland, Trinidad, Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa; however parted ways with the colonial service in 1880 to travel to Guatemala where he explored Mayan ruins at Copan and Quirigua with archaeologist Frank Sarg. The pair then travelled to Tikal. Maudsley was also the first European scholar to describe Yaxchitlan, and he became famous for his explorations of Chichen with Teoberto Maler. Size: image measures 11.625" L x 7.625" W (29.5 cm x 19.4 cm); sheet measures 19.5" L x 112.625" W (49.5 cm x 286.1 cm) Inspired by the travel accounts of Stephens and Catherwood, Alfred P. Maudslay carried out eight expeditions to the Maya area between 1881 and 1894. His more detailed work deals with six sites: Copán, Quirigua, Yaxchilán, Chichen Itza and Palenque. He photographed the monuments and their inscriptions, and made moulds with plaster and paper. The paper and plaster moulds made during his expeditions, at great cost, were sent to England. Maudslay donated his collection to the Victoria and Albert Museum on condition that casts would be made by his assistant Giuntini at the Museums expense. The casts were made between 1886 and 1891 and were later transferred to The British Museum. The Maudslay Collection, now in the Department of Ethnography, consists of over 400 plaster casts, paper and plaster moulds, glass negatives and journals written during his expeditions. It also includes nine stone sculptures from Copán and eight lintels from Yaxchilán. The results of his research, including drawings by Annie Hunter, photographs, site plans and descriptions, were published between 1889 and 1902 in the Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna. These publications formed the first significant corpus of Maya inscriptions and remain an invaluable tool to modern epigraphers. Elizabeth A. Newsome provides an informative discussion of the iconography on this stela, "The tall crown of woven matting that 18-Rabbit wears belongs to an ancient iconographic complex that can be first identified on Abaj Takalik Stela 2. This Late Preclassic sculpture is one of many in Maya art that show the spirit of a deified ancestor appearing to his descendant. The floating ancestor wears this same woven crown, and his cheek is marked with k'in to identify him as the sun. Schele and Miller (1986:50) remark that this aspect of the sun god, who has squint eyes and a k'in infix in his cheek, seems to represent the daytime sun. Stela 2, then, portrays the soul of a dead king at the zenith of the sky, speaking to his descendant from the shimmering solar disk. His figure emerges from the swirling scrollwork of clouds and clasps a vision serpent in crab-claw position. The serpent, in turn, disgorges some object of power from its jaws." (Elizabeth A. Newsome, Trees of Paradise and Pillars of the World: The Serial Stela Cycle of 18-Rabbit-God K, King of Copan, p. 134) Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico , USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #124787
Artemis Gallery
Jun. 29, 2017
1890 Mausley Photogravure / Hunter Drawing, Mayan Stela
Est: $3,000 - $4,500
Alfred Percival Maudslay (British, 1850-1931), photogravure of Mayan Stela I with a drawing by Annie G. Hunter (British, 1860-1927), ca. 1890 CE, published in Maudslay's "Biologia Centrali-Americana: Archaeology (London: R.H. Porter and Dulau, 1889-1902). A wonderful photograph of Mayan Stela I with a drawing of a plaster cast in the South Kensington Museum published between 1889 and 1902 in the "Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna", one of the first publications that provided a significant body of Maya inscriptions that continues to remain an invaluable source. The stela depicted is from Copán. Size: 19.5" L x 12.75" W (49.5 cm x 32.4 cm); 20.125" L x 16.125" W (51.1 cm x 41 cm) framed Maudslay was a British colonial diplomat, archaeologist, and explorer who was among the first archaeologists to study Mayan civilization. He began his career working for the colonial service in Queensland, Trinidad, Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa. He then parted ways with the colonial service in 1880 to travel to Guatemala where he explored Mayan ruins at Copan and Quirigua with archaeologist Frank Sarg. The pair then travelled to Tikal. Maudsley was the first European scholar to describe Yaxchitlan, and he became famous for his explorations of Chichen with Teoberto Maler. Maudslay commissioned Annie Hunter to create drawings and watercolor illustrations of the Maya monuments he photographed in the late 1890s. She used photographs, lintels, casts, and stelae in museums as her models, and her work was published in Maudslay's momentous survey "Biologia Centrali-Americana: Archaeology (London: R.H. Porter and Dulau, 1889-1902). Hunter's work for Maudslay led to an important commission after World War I from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology to create watercolor and line drawn illustrations of their Maya ceramics collection. Inspired by the travel accounts of Stephens and Catherwood, Alfred P. Maudslay carried out eight expeditions to the Maya area between 1881 and 1894. His more detailed work deals with six sites: Copán, Quirigua, Yaxchilán, Chichen Itza and Palenque. He photographed the monuments and their inscriptions, and made moulds with plaster and paper. The paper and plaster moulds made during his expeditions, at great cost, were sent to England. Maudslay donated his collection to the Victoria and Albert Museum on condition that casts would be made by his assistant Giuntini at the Museums expense. The casts were made between 1886 and 1891 and were later transferred to The British Museum. The Maudslay Collection, now in the Department of Ethnography, consists of over 400 plaster casts, paper and plaster moulds, glass negatives and journals written during his expeditions. It also includes nine stone sculptures from Copán and eight lintels from Yaxchilán. The results of his research, including drawings by Annie Hunter, photographs, site plans and descriptions, were published between 1889 and 1902 in the Biologia Centrali-Americana, Flora y Fauna. These publications formed the first significant corpus of Maya inscriptions and remain an invaluable tool to modern epigraphers. Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #124786
Artemis Gallery