Seated Ritual Specialist–Form Rattle with Male and Female Attributes
1–1000 CE
Culture
Central Region | Atlantic Watershed
Country
Costa Rica
Style/Tradition
Santa Clara Group: Rattle
Object
rattle
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Accession Number
1993.500
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Unknown artist, Atlantic Watershed, central region of Costa Rica. Seated Ritual Specialist–Form Rattle with Male and Female Attributes, 1–1000 CE. Slip-painted ceramic, 4 ½ x 2 ½ x 2 ⅛ inches. Denver Art Museum Collection: Gift of the Collection of Frederick and Jan Mayer, 1993.500.
Dimensions
height: 4 1/2 in, 11.4300 cm; width: 2 1/4 in, 5.7150 cm; depth: 2 1/8 in, 5.3975 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
This object is currently on view
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.
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