Drum with Painted Geometric and Facial Imagery

Drum with Painted Geometric and Facial Imagery

900–1520 CE
Culture
Greater Chiriqui | Diquís region
Country
Costa Rica
Style/Tradition
Buenos Aires Polychrome
Object
drum
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic with pigments
Accession Number
1995.394
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer

Unknown artist, Diquís delta, Greater Chiriqui, Costa Rica. Drum, 900–1520 CE. Slip-painted ceramic with pigments, 13 x 5 ½ inches. Denver Art Museum Collection: Gift of the Collection of Frederick and Jan Mayer, 1995.394.

Dimensions
height: 13 in, 33.0200 cm; diameter: 5 1/2 in, 13.9700 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
This object is currently on view
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.
  • "Between Empires: The Artistic Legacy of Prehistoric Panama." Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, Santa Ana, CA, January 2, 1995-August 20, 1995.

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