Statistical Analysis of Auction House Prices Through Maya Pottery

Presenter's Name(s)

Dillon J. Healy Mr.Follow

Conference Year

January 2019

Abstract

The research I have conducted here aimed to follow the various trends and outliers in the sales prices of Maya Pottery through private auction houses. Using the available catalogs of auction houses such as Sotheby’s, Christie’s, and Bonhams to gather current and historical sales data, I aimed to track the fluctuation in both listed and selling price for Maya Pottery over an extended period. From this analysis, I marked any outliers in price and tried to pinpoint certain archaeological discoveries or popular culture events that could have caused the shift in price.

Primary Faculty Mentor Name

Scott Van Keuren

Status

Undergraduate

Student College

College of Arts and Sciences

Program/Major

Anthropology

Primary Research Category

Arts & Humanities

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Statistical Analysis of Auction House Prices Through Maya Pottery

The research I have conducted here aimed to follow the various trends and outliers in the sales prices of Maya Pottery through private auction houses. Using the available catalogs of auction houses such as Sotheby’s, Christie’s, and Bonhams to gather current and historical sales data, I aimed to track the fluctuation in both listed and selling price for Maya Pottery over an extended period. From this analysis, I marked any outliers in price and tried to pinpoint certain archaeological discoveries or popular culture events that could have caused the shift in price.