Pedestal Jar with Stylized Serpent Imagery

Pedestal Jar with Stylized Serpent Imagery

AD 800-1250
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Country
Nicaragua
Style/Tradition
Papagayo Polychrome Serpiente Variety
Object
jar
Medium
Modeled clay with cream slip and pigments (black, red, and orange).
Accession Number
1993.743
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Pedestal Jar with Stylized Serpent Imagery. AD 800-1250. Modeled clay with cream slip and pigments (black, red, and orange).. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1993.743.
Dimensions
height: 8 5/8 in, 21.9075 cm; diameter: 6 3/8 in, 16.1925 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
Known Provenance
(Enrique Vargas-Alfaro) [1915-2008], San Jose, Costa Rica and Atlanta, GA; Purchased by Frederick R. [1928-2007] and Jan Mayer, Denver, CO, Feb. 25, 1971 [1]; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 1993 [1] On loan to the Denver Art Museum, 1992

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