Spouted Jar with Modeled and Engraved Animal Imagery

Spouted Jar with Modeled and Engraved Animal Imagery

AD 300-800
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Country
Costa Rica
Style/Tradition
Huerta Incised
Object
jar
Medium
Modeled and mold-formed clay with slip, colored brown through reduction firing techniques, and applique and engraved decoration highlighted by white infill.
Accession Number
1993.590
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Spouted Jar with Modeled and Engraved Animal Imagery. AD 300-800. Modeled and mold-formed clay with slip, colored brown through reduction firing techniques, and applique and engraved decoration highlighted by white infill.. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1993.590.
Dimensions
height: 9 1/8 in, 23.1775 cm; diameter: 10 1/8 in, 25.7175 cm; width: 4 1/2 in, 11.4300 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas

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