Tripod Bowl with Painted Designs and Animal-head Supports
AD 800-1250
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Country
Costa Rica
Style/Tradition
Jicote Polychrome
Pataky Variety
Object
bowl
Medium
Modeled and mold-formed clay with cream/tan slip and pigments (black, brownish-red, and orange).
Accession Number
1993.822
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Tripod Bowl with Painted Designs and Animal-head Supports. AD 800-1250. Modeled and mold-formed clay with cream/tan slip and pigments (black, brownish-red, and orange).. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1993.822.
Dimensions
height: 5 in, 12.7000 cm; diameter: 7 1/2 in, 19.0500 cm; width: 7.375 in, 18.7325 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
Known Provenance
(Sotheby’s Parke Bernet), New York, NY, Sale #3626, 4/23/1974, Lot #154; Purchased by Frederick R. [1928-2007] and Jan Mayer, Denver, CO, April 23, 1974 [1]; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 1993
[1] On loan to the Denver Art Museum, 1992
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