Opossum-form Bowl
AD 400-700
Culture
Central Region | Atlantic Watershed
Locale
Reportedly from Guapiles, Atlantic Watershed
Country
Costa Rica
Style/Tradition
La Selva Complex A
Object
effigy
Medium
Modeled clay with reddish-orange slip, negative resist designs created through reduction firing techniques, applique, and engraved decoration highlighted by white infill.
Accession Number
1993.484
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Opossum-form Bowl. AD 400-700. Modeled clay with reddish-orange slip, negative resist designs created through reduction firing techniques, applique, and engraved decoration highlighted by white infill.. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1993.484.
Dimensions
height: 3 in, 7.6200 cm; width: 5 3/8 in, 13.6525 cm; depth: 7 in, 17.7800 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 23, 1971 [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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