Tripod Jar with Modeled Birds

Tripod Jar with Modeled Birds

AD 1-500
Culture
Central Region | Atlantic Watershed
Country
Costa Rica
Style/Tradition
Ticaban Tripod
Object
jar
Medium
Modeled tan clay with soot-stained slip, red pigment, and dentate rocker-stamp and reed-impressed decoration.
Accession Number
1993.907
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Tripod Jar with Modeled Birds. AD 1-500. Modeled tan clay with soot-stained slip, red pigment, and dentate rocker-stamp and reed-impressed decoration.. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1993.907.
Dimensions
height: 10 5/8 in, 26.9875 cm; diameter: 7 1/4 in, 18.4150 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
Known Provenance
Collection of Seymour Rosenberg, Miami, Florida; Purchased by Frederick and Jan Mayer, 1982 [1]; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 1993 [1] On loan to the Denver Art Museum, 1992

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