Tripod Jar with Modeled Feline

Tripod Jar with Modeled Feline

AD 800-1250
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Country
Nicaragua
Style/Tradition
Pataky Polychrome Pataky Variety
Object
jar
Medium
Modeled clay with cream slip, pigments (black, brown, and red), and applique decoration.
Accession Number
1995.724
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Tripod Jar with Modeled Feline. AD 800-1250. Modeled clay with cream slip, pigments (black, brown, and red), and applique decoration.. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1995.724.
Dimensions
height: 11 in, 27.9400 cm; width: 7 1/2 in, 19.0500 cm; depth: 9 1/4 in, 23.4950 cm
Inscription
"C 1605" on bottom
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, May 28, 1972; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 1995
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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