Head-form Pedestal Cup

Head-form Pedestal Cup

AD 800-1250
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Country
Nicaragua
Style/Tradition
Papagayo Polychrome Culebra Variety
Object
effigy
Medium
Modeled clay with white slip, pigments (black, brown/maroon, red, and orange), and applique decoration
Accession Number
1993.721
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Head-form Pedestal Cup. AD 800-1250. Modeled clay with white slip, pigments (black, brown/maroon, red, and orange), and applique decoration. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1993.721.
Dimensions
height: 4 1/2 in, 11.4300 cm; width: 5 in, 12.7000 cm; depth: 4 3/4 in, 12.0650 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas

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