Incense Burner Lid with Human Bust

Incense Burner Lid with Human Bust

500–800 CE
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Country
Costa Rica, Nicaragua
Style/Tradition
Potosi Applique Unnamed Variety
Object
incensario
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Accession Number
1995.440
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer

Unknown artist, Greater Nicoya, Pacific coast of Nicaragua. Incense Burner Lid with Human Bust, 500–800 CE. Slip-painted ceramic, 31 x 11 ⅛ x 10 ½ inches. Denver Art Museum Collection: Gift of the Collection of Frederick and Jan Mayer, 1995.440.

Dimensions
height: 31 in, 78.7400 cm; width: 11.125 in, 28.2575 cm; diameter: 10 1/2 in, 26.6700 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
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