Vessel in the Form of a Crouching Male Wearing Circular Disks
500–800 CE
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Country
Costa Rica
Style/Tradition
Galo Polychrome
Object
effigy
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic with pigments
Accession Number
1995.682
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Unknown artist, Greater Nicoya, Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Vessel in the Form of a Crouching Male Wearing Circular Disks, 500–800 CE. Slip-painted ceramic with pigments, 10 ½ x 9 x 6 ⅝ inches. Denver Art Museum Collection: Gift of the Collection of Frederick and Jan Mayer, 1995.682.
Dimensions
height: 10 1/2 in, 26.6700 cm; width: 9. in, 22.8600 cm; depth: 6 5/8 in, 16.8275 cm
Inscription
"C2006" on underside
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
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