Frying Pan-shaped Censer

Frying Pan-shaped Censer

AD 700-1350
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Country
Costa Rica
Style/Tradition
Belen Incised Palmares Variety
Object
incense burner
Medium
Modeled tan clay with red slip, engraving, perforation, and applique.
Accession Number
1993.474
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Frying Pan-shaped Censer. AD 700-1350. Modeled tan clay with red slip, engraving, perforation, and applique.. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1993.474.
Dimensions
height: 3 in, 7.6200 cm; width: 7 5/8 in, 19.3675 cm; depth: 13 1/2 in, 34.2900 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
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)
  • "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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