Tripod Jar with Modeled Crocodiles

Tripod Jar with Modeled Crocodiles

400–700 CE
Culture
Central Region | Central Highlands | Atlantic Watershed
Country
Costa Rica
Style/Tradition
Africa ceramic
Object
jar
Medium
Ceramic
Accession Number
1995.389
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer

Unknown artist, Atlantic Watershed, central region of Costa Rica. Tripod Jar with Modeled Crocodiles, 400–700 CE. Ceramic, 12 ¾ x 10 ¼ inches. Denver Art Museum Collection: Gift of the Collection of Frederick and Jan Mayer, 1995.389.

Dimensions
height: 12 3/4 in, 32.3850 cm; diameter: 10 1/4 in, 26.0350 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
This object is currently on view
Known Provenance
Gifted 31 December 1995 by Frederick and Jan Mayer of Denver, CO to the Denver Art Museum. Provenance research is on-going at the Denver Art Museum. Please e-mail provenance@denverartmuseum.org, if you have questions, or if you have additional information to share with us.
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.

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