Tripod Cup with Modeled Face

Tripod Cup with Modeled Face

AD 1000-1520
Culture
Central Region | Atlantic Watershed
Country
Costa Rica
Style/Tradition
Cartago Red Line
Object
cup
Medium
Modeled tan clay with cream and orange slips, red pigment and applique.
Accession Number
1993.870
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Tripod Cup with Modeled Face. AD 1000-1520. Modeled tan clay with cream and orange slips, red pigment and applique.. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1993.870.
Dimensions
height: 4 5/8 in, 11.7475 cm; width: 4 5/8 in, 11.7475 cm; depth: 4 3/4 in, 12.0650 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas

This tripod cylinder-shaped cup has hollow face supports and contain "rattle balls." The front of the vessel has a small applique face. The interior is slipped orange and the exterior is otherwise decorated with linear red finger-painted designs. -- Carrie L. Dennett

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