Tripod Bowl
12700
Location: On Display in the Mexico and Central America Gallery
From: Nicaragua | Costa Rica
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 12700 |
Current Location | Mexico and Central America Gallery - On Display |
Culture | Greater Nicoya |
Provenience | Nicaragua | Costa Rica |
Culture Area | Central American |
Date Made | 800-1300 CE |
Section | American |
Materials | Ceramic |
Description | Flat-bottomed bowl with three cylindrical feet. Interior is painted with the image of a supernatural fused human-bird figure. |
Height | 12.7 cm |
Outside Diameter | 22.86 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Sr. Perez, Ecuadorian Commissioner, World's Columbian Exposition; Subscription of Charles H. Cramp, 1893 |
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