Seated Figure Holding Bowl
AD 500-800
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Country
Costa Rica, Nicaragua
Style/Tradition
Tola Polychrome
Lopez Variety
Object
bowl
Medium
Modeled tan clay with red slip, pigments (black and fugitive white), incised, and applique decoration.
Accession Number
1993.703
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Seated Figure Holding Bowl. AD 500-800. Modeled tan clay with red slip, pigments (black and fugitive white), incised, and applique decoration.. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1993.703.
Dimensions
height: 5 1/4 in, 13.3350 cm; width: 6 1/4 in, 15.8750 cm; depth: 8 in, 20.3200 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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