Jar with Stylized Crocodile Imagery and Animal Head Lugs

Jar with Stylized Crocodile Imagery and Animal Head Lugs

AD 500-800
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Locale
Reportedly from Nacascolo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Country
Costa Rica
Style/Tradition
Galo Polychrome Lagarto Variety
Object
jar
Medium
Modeled clay with cream-colored slip, pigments (black and red) and applique.
Accession Number
1993.754
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Jar with Stylized Crocodile Imagery and Animal Head Lugs. AD 500-800. Modeled clay with cream-colored slip, pigments (black and red) and applique.. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1993.754.
Dimensions
height: 6 7/8 in, 17.4625 cm; width: 8 3/4 in, 22.2250 cm; depth: 7 1/4 in, 18.4150 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
Known Provenance
Collection of Jorge A. Lines (aka Jorge Lines Canalias) [1891-1978], San Jose, Costa Rica by 1952; Earl Stendahl (Stendahl Galleries), Hollywood, CA and New York, 1952; Purchased by Frederick R. [1928-2007] and Jan Mayer, Denver, CO, 1971 [1]; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 1993 [1] On loan to the Denver Art Museum, 1992

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