Seated Female Figurine with Stepped Geometric Design
500–800 CE
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Country
Costa Rica
Style/Tradition
Galo Polychrome
Figura Variety
Object
figurine
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Accession Number
1995.704
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Unknown artist, Greater Nicoya, Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Seated Female Figurine with Stepped Geometric Design, 500–800 CE. Slip-painted ceramic, 9 x 5 ¾ x 6 ¼ inches. Denver Art Museum Collection: Gift of the Collection of Frederick and Jan Mayer, 1995.704.
Dimensions
height: 9 in, 22.8600 cm; width: 5 3/4 in, 14.6050 cm; depth: 6 1/4 in, 15.8750 cm
Inscription
"C-1688" on bottom
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
This object is currently on view
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. (Traveled to: Maxwell Museum, Albuquerque, NM, October 12, 1977-May 30, 1978).
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