Maraca-Style Rattle
700–1000 CE
Culture
Central Region | Atlantic Watershed
Country
Costa Rica
Style/Tradition
La Selva Complex B: Purple-Orange Polished
Object
rattle
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic with pigment
Accession Number
1993.525
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Unknown artist, Atlantic Watershed, central region of Costa Rica. Maraca-Style Rattle, 700–1000 CE. Slip-painted ceramic with pigment, 6 x 5 ¾ x 3 ¾ inches. Denver Art Museum Collection: Gift of the Collection of Frederick and Jan Mayer, 1993.525.
Dimensions
height: 6 in, 15.2400 cm; height: 5.75 in, 14.6050 cm; diameter: 3.75 in, 9.5250 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
This object is currently on view
Known Provenance
Collection of Seymour Rosenberg, Miami, Florida; Purchased by Frederick and Jan Mayer, 1982 [1]; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 1993
[1] On loan to the Denver Art Museum, 1992
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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