Crocodile-form Jar

AD 900-1520

Culture

Greater Chiriqui | Diquís region

Country

Costa Rica

Style/Tradition

Buenos Aires Polychrome

Object

effigy

Medium

Modeled clay with salmon-colored slip, pigments (red and black), and applique.

Accession Number

1993.451

Credit Line

Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer

Crocodile-form Jar. AD 900-1520. Modeled clay with salmon-colored slip, pigments (red and black), and applique.. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1993.451.

Dimensions

height: 3 7/8 in, 9.8425 cm; width: 4 1/4 in, 10.7950 cm; depth: 10 3/8 in, 26.3525 cm

Department

Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas

Collection

Arts of the Ancient Americas

Exhibition History

"Ancient Treasures of Costa Rica: Art and Archaeology of the Rich Coast." Denver Museum of Natural History, June 23, 1990-May 31, 1991.
"Between Empires: The Artistic Legacy of Prehistoric Panama." Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, Santa Ana, CA, January 2, 1995-August 20, 1995.

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