Animal-Form Tripod Jar

Animal-Form Tripod Jar

800–1250 CE
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Country
Nicaragua
Style/Tradition
Pataky Polychrome Pataky Variety
Object
effigy
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic with pigments
Accession Number
1996.83
Credit Line
Collection of Frederick and Jan Mayer

Unknown artist, Greater Nicoya, Pacific coast of Nicaragua. Animal-Form Tripod Jar, 800–1250 CE. Slip-painted ceramic with pigments, 10 x 7 ¼ x 8 ⅞ inches. Denver Art Museum Collection: Gift of the Collection of Frederick and Jan Mayer, 1996.83.

Dimensions
height: 10 in, 25.4000 cm; width: 7 1/4 in, 18.4150 cm; depth: 8 7/8 in, 22.5425 cm; diameter: 7.5 in, 19.0500 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
This object is currently on view
Exhibition History
  • "Ancient Treasures of Costa Rica: Art and Archaeology of the Rich Coast." Denver Museum of Natural History, June 23, 1990-May 31, 1991.

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