Bird-form Pedestal Jar

Bird-form Pedestal Jar

AD 300-800
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Country
Costa Rica
Style/Tradition
Huerta Incised
Object
effigy
Medium
Modeled clay with slip, colored brown through reduction firing techniques, applique, and punctate and engraved decoration highlighted by white infill.
Accession Number
1995.772
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Bird-form Pedestal Jar. AD 300-800. Modeled clay with slip, colored brown through reduction firing techniques, applique, and punctate and engraved decoration highlighted by white infill.. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1995.772.
Dimensions
height: 8 7/8 in, 22.5425 cm; diameter: 7 1/4 in, 18.4150 cm
Inscription
"C-1402" on bottom
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas

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