Animal-form Jar
AD 1-1000
Culture
Central Region | Atlantic Watershed
Country
Costa Rica
Style/Tradition
Santa Clara Group
Object
effigy
Medium
Modeled tan clay with red slip, fugitive white pigment, applique, and reed-impressed decoration.
Accession Number
1993.841
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Animal-form Jar. AD 1-1000. Modeled tan clay with red slip, fugitive white pigment, applique, and reed-impressed decoration.. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1993.841.
Dimensions
height: 4 1/8 in, 10.4775 cm; width: 3 3/8 in, 8.5725 cm; depth: 5 3/8 in, 13.6525 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
Known Provenance
(Enrique Vargas-Alfaro) [1915-2008], San Jose, Costa Rica and Atlanta, GA; Purchased by Frederick R. [1928-2007] and Jan Mayer, Denver, CO, 1974 [1]; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 1993 [1] On loan to the Denver Art Museum, 1992
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