Bowl in Form of Double-Headed Feline Throne

Bowl in Form of Double-Headed Feline Throne

1000–1350 CE
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Country
Costa Rica
Style/Tradition
Birmania Polychrome
Object
bowl
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic with pigments
Accession Number
1995.796
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer

Unknown artist, Greater Nicoya, Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Bowl in Form of Double-Headed Feline Throne, 1000–1350 CE. Slip-painted ceramic with pigments, 4 ⅞ x 7 ⅛ x 4 ¼ inches. Denver Art Museum Collection: Gift of the Collection of Frederick and Jan Mayer, 1995.796.

Dimensions
height: 4 7/8 in, 12.3825 cm; length: 7 1/8 in, 18.0975 cm; width: 4 1/4 in, 10.7950 cm
Inscription
"C-1281" on bottom
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
This object is currently on view
Exhibition History
  • September 15, 1985 - January 26, 1986.
  • January 12 - February 24, 1990.
  • March 22 - May 15, 1990.

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