Jar with Modeled and Painted Faces
AD 800-1250
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Locale
Reportedly from Finca El Viejo, Guanacaste
Country
Costa Rica
Style/Tradition
Jicote Polychrome
Luna Variety
Object
jar
Medium
Modeled clay with cream/tan slip, pigments (black and red), and applique.
Accession Number
1993.797
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Jar with Modeled and Painted Faces. AD 800-1250. Modeled clay with cream/tan slip, pigments (black and red), and applique.. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1993.797.
Dimensions
height: 3 5/8 in, 9.2075 cm; width: 6 1/4 in, 15.8750 cm; depth: 7 1/2 in, 19.0500 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
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).
- "Prehistoric Art and Archaeology of Costa Rica." Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center, Pueblo, CO. January 12-February 24, 1990.
- "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.
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