Feline-form Pierced Vessel

Feline-form Pierced Vessel

AD 500-800
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Country
Costa Rica
Style/Tradition
Potosi Applique
Object
effigy
Medium
Modeled clay with reddish slip, white pigment, perforation, cut-outs, applique, punctate, and incised decoration.
Accession Number
1995.763
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Feline-form Pierced Vessel. AD 500-800. Modeled clay with reddish slip, white pigment, perforation, cut-outs, applique, punctate, and incised decoration.. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1995.763.
Dimensions
height: 7 5/8 in, 19.3675 cm; width: 4 in, 10.1600 cm; depth: 10 5/8 in, 26.9875 cm
Inscription
"1890" on underside
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas

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