Item: Scorpion Man Cup

Material: Ceramic

Dimensions: 145mm x 130mm x 140mm  456g

Era: 1350-1550 CE

Culture: Late Mayoide

Region: Nandaime

Condition: Excellent

Description: Polychrome Anthropomorphic cup in the shape of a man with the back of a scorpion. Intricate designs throughout. Great details.

Provenance: Acquired in Nicaragua by a private collector in 1976

To ensure authenticity the subject piece was examined with a Leica MZ 7.5 stereoscopic microscope.

All or some of the following elements were found and photographed.

One or more photos from the examination is included in the photo gallery

• Alkaline mineral accretions
• Fine root hairs in the minute crevasses
• Obvious signs of antiquity in the glazed surfaces
• Sharp edges polished by burial erosion caused by millennia of seismic activity
• Oxidization consistent with the age of the item
• Lifeless insect larvae in the minute crevasses  
• Manganese dioxide accretions tested with H2O2