Human Figurine Carrying a Bowl on Its Back

Human Figurine Carrying a Bowl on Its Back

AD 800-1350
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Country
Costa Rica
Style/Tradition
Altiplano Polychrome
Object
figurine
Medium
Modeled clay with cream/tan-colored slip and pigments (black, red, brown and orange).
Accession Number
1993.628
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Human Figurine Carrying a Bowl on Its Back. AD 800-1350. Modeled clay with cream/tan-colored slip and pigments (black, red, brown and orange).. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1993.628.
Dimensions
height: 6 1/2 in, 16.5100 cm; width: 5 1/8 in, 13.0175 cm; depth: 5 3/4 in, 14.6050 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas

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