Fluted Pedestal Jar with Modeled Head

Fluted Pedestal Jar with Modeled Head

AD 800-1250
Locale
Reportedly from San Rafael de Coronado, Province of San Jose
Country
Nicaragua, Costa Rica
Style/Tradition
Vallejo Polychrome
Object
jar
Medium
Modeled clay with cream slip, pigments (black, brown, red, orange, and pearl grey/blue), and applique.
Accession Number
1993.985
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Fluted Pedestal Jar with Modeled Head. AD 800-1250. Modeled clay with cream slip, pigments (black, brown, red, orange, and pearl grey/blue), and applique.. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1993.985.
Dimensions
height: 9.25 in, 23.4950 cm; width: 8 1/4 in, 20.9550 cm; depth: 8 3/4 in, 22.2250 cm; width: 6.125 in, 15.5575 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; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 1993
Exhibition History
  • Stendahl Galleries Exhibition of Pre-Columbian Art, 1958-1960: Präkolumbische Kunst aus Mexiko und Mittelamerika, Haus der Kunst, Munich, Oct. 15, 1858
  • Kunst der Mexikaner, Kusthaus, Zurich, January 24, 1959
  • Galerie Charpentier, Paris, April 15, 1959
  • Gemeente Museum, the Haag, June 26, 1959
  • Kunst aus Mexiko und MittelamerikaAkademie der Kunste Museum, West Berlin, October 3, 1959
  • Museum Fur Volkerkunde, Vienna, December 22, 1959
  • Historisches Museum, Frankfurt, Sept. 1, 1960
  • Arte Precolumbiana del Messico e dell'America Centrale, Palasso delle Esponsizioni, Rome, November 15, 1960

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