Pedestal Jar with Painted Face

Pedestal Jar with Painted Face

800–1250 CE
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Country
Nicaragua
Style/Tradition
Pataky Polychrome Pataky Variety
Object
effigy
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Accession Number
1995.828
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer

Unknown artist, Greater Nicoya, Pacific coast of Nicaragua. Pedestal Jar with Painted Face, 800–1250 CE. Slip-painted ceramic, 11 ¼ x 8 ⅝ x 9 inches. Denver Art Museum Collection: Gift of the Collection of Frederick and Jan Mayer, 1995.828.

Dimensions
height: 11 1/4 in, 28.5750 cm; width: 8 5/8 in, 21.9075 cm; depth: 9 in, 22.8600 cm
Inscription
"1727" on underside
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
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