Serpent Vessel
300–800 CE
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Country
Costa Rica
Style/Tradition
Huerta Incised
Object
effigy
Medium
Painted ceramic with appliqué and incised decoration
Accession Number
1995.690
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Unknown artist, Greater Nicoya, Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Serpent Vessels, 300–800 CE. Painted ceramic with appliqué and incised decoration, 3 ⅛ x 6 x 4 ½ inches. Denver Art Museum Collection: Gift of the Collection of Frederick and Jan Mayer, 1995.690.
Dimensions
height: 3 1/8 in, 7.9375 cm; width: 6 in, 15.2400 cm; depth: 4 1/2 in, 11.4300 cm
Inscription
"C-1716.3" on bottom
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
This object is currently on view
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, 1976; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 1995
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