Standing Female Figurine

Standing Female Figurine

AD 500-800
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Country
Costa Rica
Style/Tradition
Galo Polychrome Figura Variety
Object
figurine
Medium
Modeled tan clay with tan/orange slip, pigments (black and red), and applique.
Accession Number
1993.477
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Standing Female Figurine. AD 500-800. Modeled tan clay with tan/orange slip, pigments (black and red), and applique.. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1993.477.
Dimensions
height: 16 5/8 in, 42.2275 cm; width: 7 1/2 in, 19.0500 cm; depth: 4 3/4 in, 12.0650 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
Exhibition History
  • "Time and Technology: Scientific Approaches to Costa Rican Prehistory." University Museum, University of Colorado-Boulder, September 15, 1985-January 26, 1986.
  • "Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Art from the Collection of Jan and Frederick R. Mayer." Loveland Museum and Gallery, Loveland, CO, March 22, 1990-May 15, 1990.
  • "Ancient Treasures of Costa Rica: Art and Archaeology of the Rich Coast." Denver Museum of Natural History, June 23, 1990-May 31, 1991.