Phallus Effigy
500 BC-AD 300
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Locale
Filadelphia
Country
Costa Rica, Nicaragua
Object
effigy
Medium
Modeled tan clay with red slip and applique decoration.
Accession Number
1993.752
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Phallus Effigy. 500 BC-AD 300. Modeled tan clay with red slip and applique decoration.. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1993.752.
Dimensions
height: 4 in, 10.1600 cm; width: 2 1/8 in, 5.3975 cm; length: 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, 1971 [1]; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 1993
[1] On loan to the Denver Art Museum, 1992
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