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 white slip, pigments (black, brown, red, and orange), and applique fillet decoration.
Accession Number
1995.765
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Pedestal Jar with Stylized Serpent Imagery. AD 800-1250. Modeled clay with white slip, pigments (black, brown, red, and orange), and applique fillet decoration.. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1995.765.
Dimensions
height: 10 1/4 in, 26.0350 cm; diameter: 7 1/8 in, 18.0975 cm
Inscription
"1718" on bottom
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
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