Effigy Vessel
| Object Number: | 40-16-1318 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Cocle |
| Provenience: | Panama Sitio Conte |
| Site Name/Number: | Sitio Conte |
| Culture Area: | Central America |
| Locus: | Burial 11 |
| Date Made: | AD 450 - 900 |
| Early Date: | 450 |
| Late Date: | 900 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Ceramic |
| Height: | 22 cm |
| Width: | 14 cm |
| Depth: | 16.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Panama, Cocle Expedition; J. Alden Mason, 1940 |
| Other Number: | B11 - 197 - West Wall - Field No SF |
Description
Rounded base effigy jar. Human figure. Face in relief in lower part of the neck. Body of pot irregular to represent arms across stomach and apparently a hunch back. Upper part of straight neck painted with horizontal bands on white. Flange, unpainted rim. Face and body in red, sepia, and purple. Intact.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Beneath the Surface: Life, Death, and Gold in Ancient Panama (07 Feb 2015 - 02 Nov 2015) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Ancient American Gold (15 Jul 1972) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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