Double-headed Reptile Incense Burner
AD 500-800
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Country
Nicaragua, Costa Rica
Style/Tradition
Potosi Applique
Potosi Variety
Object
incensario
Medium
Modeled clay with slip, colored brown through reduction firing techniques, and applique decoration.
Accession Number
1993.592A-B
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Double-headed Reptile Incense Burner. AD 500-800. Modeled clay with slip, colored brown through reduction firing techniques, and applique decoration.. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1993.592A-B.
Dimensions
height: 10 1/8 in, 25.7175 cm; width: 13 1/4 in, 33.6550 cm; depth: 9 3/4 in, 24.7650 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.
- "Prehistoric Art and Archaeology of Costa Rica." Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center, Pueblo, CO. January 12-February 24, 1990.
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