Tripod Bowl

AD 700-1350

Culture

Greater Nicoya

Country

Costa Rica

Style/Tradition

Belen Incised Belen Variety

Object

bowl

Medium

Modeled clay, colored brown through reduction firing techniques, with applique, and linear and curvilinear incised decoration.

Accession Number

1993.557

Credit Line

Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer

Tripod Bowl. AD 700-1350. Modeled clay, colored brown through reduction firing techniques, with applique, and linear and curvilinear incised decoration.. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1993.557.

Dimensions

height: 5 1/8 in, 13.0175 cm; width: 7 3/4 in, 19.6850 cm; depth: 8 in, 20.3200 cm; height: 5.25 in, 13.3350 cm; width: 7.75 in, 19.6850 cm

Department

Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas

Collection

Arts of the Ancient Americas

Known Provenance

(Enrique Vargas-Alfaro) [1915-2008], San Jose, Costa Rica and Atlanta, GA; Purchased by Frederick R. [1928-2007] and Jan Mayer, Denver, CO, October 1969 [1]; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 1993 [1] On loan to the Denver Art Museum, 1992

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