Shoe-shaped Jar with Bird Imagery

Shoe-shaped Jar with Bird Imagery

AD 800-1250
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Country
Costa Rica
Style/Tradition
Jicote Polychrome Jicote Variety
Object
jar
Medium
Modeled clay with cream/tan slip, pigments (black and red), and applique.
Accession Number
1993.468
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Shoe-shaped Jar with Bird Imagery. AD 800-1250. Modeled clay with cream/tan slip, pigments (black and red), and applique.. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1993.468.
Dimensions
height: 8 in, 20.3200 cm; width: 7 1/4 in, 18.4150 cm; depth: 9 in, 22.8600 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
Exhibition History
  • "Ancient Treasures of Costa Rica: Art and Archaeology of the Rich Coast." Denver Museum of Natural History, June 23, 1990-May 31, 1991.

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