Seated Jaguar-form Tripod Jar
AD 800-1250
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Locale
Reportedly from Finca El Viejo, Guanacaste
Country
Costa Rica
Style/Tradition
Jicote Polychrome
Lunita Variety
Object
effigy
Medium
Modeled clay with orange/tan slip, pigments (black and red), and applique.
Accession Number
1995.804
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Seated Jaguar-form Tripod Jar. AD 800-1250. Modeled clay with orange/tan slip, pigments (black and red), and applique.. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1995.804.
Dimensions
height: 17 3/4 in, 45.0850 cm; width: 9 5/8 in, 24.4475 cm; depth: 10 1/4 in, 26.0350 cm; height: 17.375 in, 44.1325 cm; width: 9.5 in, 24.1300 cm; depth: 10.875 in, 27.6225 cm
Inscription
"C-1638" on underside
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
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