Tripod Jar with Modeled Bird Imagery
AD 300-800
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Locale
Reportedly from Finca Samoza, Rivas, Nicaragua (located at the Costa Rican border).
Country
Costa Rica
Style/Tradition
Santiago Applique
Object
jar
Medium
Modeled tan clay with reddish-orange slip, white pigment, applique, and fingernail-impressed decoration.
Accession Number
1993.975
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Tripod Jar with Modeled Bird Imagery. AD 300-800. Modeled tan clay with reddish-orange slip, white pigment, applique, and fingernail-impressed decoration.. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1993.975.
Dimensions
height: 12.5 in, 31.7500 cm; width: 9.5 in, 24.1300 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, October 1969 [1]; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 1993
[1] On loan to the Denver Art Museum, 1992
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