Animal-form Tripod Jar
AD 300-800
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Country
Costa Rica
Style/Tradition
Huerta Incised
Object
jar
Medium
Modeled clay with slip, colored brown through reduction firing techniques, applique, and engraved decoration highlighted by white infill.
Accession Number
1995.771
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Animal-form Tripod Jar. AD 300-800. Modeled clay with slip, colored brown through reduction firing techniques, applique, and engraved decoration highlighted by white infill.. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1995.771.
Dimensions
height: 10 in, 25.4000 cm; width: 5 3/8 in, 13.6525 cm; depth: 5 5/8 in, 14.2875 cm
Inscription
"1923" on bottom
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
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