Tripod Bowl
Object Number: | 12700 |
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Current Location: |
Mexico and Central America Gallery Currently On Display |
Culture: | Greater Nicoya |
Provenience: | Nicaragua Costa Rica |
Culture Area: | Central American |
Date Made: | 800-1300 CE |
Early Date: | 800 |
Late Date: | 1300 |
Section: | American |
Materials: | Ceramic |
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 |
Description
Flat-bottomed bowl with three cylindrical feet. Interior is painted with the image of a supernatural fused human-bird figure.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
Mexico and Central American Gallery (16 Nov 2019) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Mayan Gallery (1954 - 2001) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Mesoamerican Gallery (23 Mar 2001 - 2018) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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