Tripod Jar with Painted Motifs

Tripod Jar with Painted Motifs

AD 800-1250
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Locale
Reportedly from the site of La Guinea, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Country
Nicaragua
Style/Tradition
Papagayo Polychrome
Object
jar
Medium
Modeled and mold-formed clay with cream slip and pigments (black and red).
Accession Number
1993.795
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Tripod Jar with Painted Motifs. AD 800-1250. Modeled and mold-formed clay with cream slip and pigments (black and red).. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1993.795.
Dimensions
height: 7 in, 17.7800 cm; width: 7 1/8 in, 18.0975 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas

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