Tripod bowl with Animal Imagery

Tripod bowl with Animal Imagery

AD 800-1250
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Country
Nicaragua
Style/Tradition
Vallejo Polychrome Vallejo Variety
Object
bowl
Medium
Modeled clay with white slip, pigments (black, brown, red, and orange), and applique decoration.
Accession Number
1993.505
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Tripod bowl with Animal Imagery. AD 800-1250. Modeled clay with white slip, pigments (black, brown, red, and orange), and applique decoration.. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1993.505.
Dimensions
height: 4 1/4 in, 10.7950 cm; width: 7 3/8 in, 18.7325 cm; depth: 8 1/4 in, 20.9550 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
Exhibition History
  • "Time and Technology: Scientific Approaches to Costa Rican Prehistory." University Museum, University of Colorado-Boulder, September 15, 1985-January 26, 1986.
  • "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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