Ring-based Jar with Painted Figures
AD 700-1250
Culture
Lenca
Locale
Reportedly from Nacascolo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Country
Honduras
Style/Tradition
Las Vegas Polychrome
Object
jar
Medium
Modeled clay with cream slip and pigments (black, red, and orange).
Accession Number
1995.452
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Ring-based Jar with Painted Figures. AD 700-1250. Modeled clay with cream slip and pigments (black, red, and orange).. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1995.452.
Dimensions
height: 6 1/4 in, 15.8750 cm; width: 6 in, 15.2400 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
Exhibition History
- Clara A. Hatton Gallery, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, Pre-Columbian Art from Costa Rica from the Collection of Jan and Frederick R. Mayer, 1977 (traveled to: Maxwell Museum, Albuquerque, NM, October 12, 1977 - May 30, 1978).
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