Polychrome Tripod Bowl with Figurine Supports

Polychrome Tripod Bowl with Figurine Supports

AD 800-1350
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Country
Costa Rica
Style/Tradition
Altiplano Polychrome
Object
bowl
Medium
Modeled clay with cream/tan-colored slip and pigments (black, red, brown and orange).
Accession Number
1995.829
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Polychrome Tripod Bowl with Figurine Supports. AD 800-1350. Modeled clay with cream/tan-colored slip and pigments (black, red, brown and orange).. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1995.829.
Dimensions
height: 4 7/8 in, 12.3825 cm; diameter: 9 1/2 in, 24.1300 cm
Inscription
"C-1823" on underside
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
Known Provenance
Probably the Collection of Seymour Rosenberg, Miami, Florida; Purchased by Frederick and Jan Mayer (?); Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 1995

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