Toad-form Jar

Toad-form Jar

AD 700-1250
Culture
Lenca
Country
Honduras
Style/Tradition
Las Vegas Polychrome
Object
effigy
Medium
Modeled clay with cream slip, pigments (black, red, and orange), and applique decoration.
Accession Number
1995.458
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Toad-form Jar. AD 700-1250. Modeled clay with cream slip, pigments (black, red, and orange), and applique decoration.. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1995.458.
Dimensions
height: 7 5/8 in, 19.3675 cm; diameter: 7 3/8 in, 18.7325 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.