Monkey-form Tetrapod Jar

Monkey-form Tetrapod Jar

300 BC-AD 300
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Country
Costa Rica, Nicaragua
Style/Tradition
Rosales Zoned Engraved Claro Variety
Object
effigy
Medium
Modeled clay with reddish-orange slip, applique, and incised decoration.
Accession Number
1993.918
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Monkey-form Tetrapod Jar. 300 BC-AD 300. Modeled clay with reddish-orange slip, applique, and incised decoration.. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1993.918.
Dimensions
height: 4 in, 10.1600 cm; width: 3 3/8 in, 8.5725 cm; depth: 5 5/8 in, 14.2875 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
Exhibition History
  • "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.
  • "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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