Bowl with Stylized Human Imagery
AD 800-1250
Locale
Filadelphia
Country
Nicaragua, Costa Rica
Style/Tradition
Vallejo Polychrome
Cara Variety
Object
bowl
Medium
Modeled tan clay with pigments (black, red, orange, and pearl grey/blue).
Accession Number
1993.569
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Bowl with Stylized Human Imagery. AD 800-1250. Modeled tan clay with pigments (black, red, orange, and pearl grey/blue).. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1993.569.
Dimensions
height: 5 in, 12.7000 cm; diameter: 8 1/4 in, 20.9550 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
Known Provenance
Collection of Jorge A. Lines (aka Jorge Lines Canalias) [1891-1978], San Jose, Costa Rica, by 1952; Earl Stendahl (Stendahl Galleries), Hollywood, CA and New York, 1952; Purchased by Frederick R. [1928-2007] and Jan Mayer, Denver, CO, May 1971 [1]; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 1993 [1] On loan to the Denver Art Museum, 1992
Exhibition History
- "Pre-Columbian Art of Costa Rica: From the Collection of Jan and Frederick R. Mayer." Clara A. Hatton Gallery, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, February (?)-March 4, 1977. (Traveled to: Maxwell Museum, Albuquerque, NM, October 12, 1977-May 30, 1978).
- "Time and Technology: Scientific Approaches to Costa Rican Prehistory." University Museum, University of Colorado-Boulder, September 15, 1985-January 26, 1986.
- "Prehistoric Art and Archaeology of Costa Rica." Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center, Pueblo, CO. January 12-February 24, 1990.
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