Peccary-form Tripod Jar
AD 400-700
Culture
Central Region | Atlantic Watershed
Country
Costa Rica
Style/Tradition
La Selva Complex A
Object
effigy
Medium
Modeled clay with reddish-orange slip, negative resist designs created through reduction firing techniques, and engraved decoration highlighted by white infill.
Accession Number
1993.532
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Peccary-form Tripod Jar. AD 400-700. Modeled clay with reddish-orange slip, negative resist designs created through reduction firing techniques, and engraved decoration highlighted by white infill.. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1993.532.
Dimensions
height: 6 1/4 in, 15.8750 cm; width: 3 1/2 in, 8.8900 cm; depth: 4 1/2 in, 11.4300 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
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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