Tripod Bowl with Stylized Human and Animal Imagery
AD 800-1250
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Country
Nicaragua
Style/Tradition
Papagayo Polychrome
Mandador Variety
Object
bowl
Medium
Modeled and mold-formed clay with white slip and pigments (black, red, and orange).
Accession Number
1993.903
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Tripod Bowl with Stylized Human and Animal Imagery. AD 800-1250. Modeled and mold-formed clay with white slip and pigments (black, red, and orange).. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1993.903.
Dimensions
height: 5 in, 12.7000 cm; diameter: 8 7/8 in, 22.5425 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
Known Provenance
Collection of Seymour Rosenberg, Miami, Florida; Purchased by Frederick and Jan Mayer, 1982 [1]; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 1993
[1] On loan to the Denver Art Museum, 1992
Exhibition History
- "Time and Technology: Scientific Approaches to Costa Rican Prehistory." University Museum, University of Colorado-Boulder, September 15, 1985-January 26, 1986.
- "Prehistoric Art and Archaeology of Costa Rica." Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center, Pueblo, CO. January 12-February 24, 1990.
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