Animal-form Tripod Jar
AD 800-1250
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Country
Nicaragua
Style/Tradition
Papagayo Polychrome
Object
effigy
Medium
Modeled clay with white slip, pigments (black, brown, red, and orange), and applique.
Accession Number
1993.961
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Animal-form Tripod Jar. AD 800-1250. Modeled clay with white slip, pigments (black, brown, red, and orange), and applique.. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1993.961.
Dimensions
height: 9 3/4 in, 24.7650 cm; width: 7 7/8 in, 20.0025 cm; depth: 10 1/8 in, 25.7175 cm; width: 9.75 in, 24.7650 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
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