Jar with Modeled and Painted Face
AD 800-1250
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Locale
Reportedly from Filadelfia, Guanacaste
Country
Costa Rica
Style/Tradition
Jicote Polychrome
Mascara Variety
Object
jar
Medium
Modeled clay with cream slip, pigments (black and red), and applique.
Accession Number
1993.460
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Jar with Modeled and Painted Face. AD 800-1250. Modeled clay with cream slip, pigments (black and red), and applique.. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1993.460.
Dimensions
height: 7 3/8 in, 18.7325 cm; width: 8 5/8 in, 21.9075 cm; depth: 9 1/8 in, 23.1775 cm; height: 6.75 in, 17.1450 cm; diameter: 8.75 in, 22.2250 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
Exhibition History
- "Prehistoric Art and Archaeology of Costa Rica." Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center, Pueblo, CO. January 12-February 24, 1990.
- "Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Art from the Collection of Jan and Frederick R. Mayer." Loveland Museum and Gallery, Loveland, CO, March 22, 1990-May 15, 1990.
- "Ancient Treasures of Costa Rica: Art and Archaeology of the Rich Coast." Denver Museum of Natural History, June 23, 1990-May 31, 1991.
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