Tripod Stone Stand
AD 700-1522
Culture
Atlantic Watershed | Central Region
Country
Costa Rica
Object
stand
Medium
Fashioned from vesicular andesite, this sculpture was formed using a combination of drilling, sawing, pecking, and grinding techniques.
Accession Number
1995.410
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Tripod Stone Stand. AD 700-1522. Fashioned from vesicular andesite, this sculpture was formed using a combination of drilling, sawing, pecking, and grinding techniques.. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1995.410.
Dimensions
height: 13 1/2 in, 34.2900 cm; diameter: 7 1/2 in, 19.0500 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
Known Provenance
(Enrique Vargas-Alfaro) [1915-2008], San Jose, Costa Rica and Atlanta, GA; Purchased by Frederick R. [1928-2007] and Jan Mayer, Denver, CO, August 7, 1970 [1]; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 1993
[1] On loan to the Denver Art Museum, 1992
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.
- "Ancient Treasures of Costa Rica: Art and Archaeology of the Rich Coast." Denver Museum of Natural History, June 23, 1990-May 31, 1991.
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