Skip to main content
Advanced Search
Globular jar with hemispherical bottom curving up into wall, rounding inwards at 1/2 height to steeper curve up to short neck with flaring rim. Small attached animal head on middle of upper wall - spherical with bulging eyes and a pointy snout.
Globular Jar with Figure Head
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Globular Jar with Figure Head

Artist Costa Rican Artist
Date1200-1550 CE
MediumCeramic with pigments
Dimensions8 x 8 x 8 in. (20.3 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Irvin Ebaugh
Object numberC-74-37
Collections
Visual DescriptionGlobular jar with hemispherical bottom curving up into wall, rounding inwards at 1/2 height to steeper curve up to short neck with flaring rim. Small attached animal head on middle of upper wall - spherical with bulging eyes and a pointy snout.
Globular jar with hemispherical bottom curving up into wall, smoothly curving inwards at 1/2 height to neck with outward flaring rim attached animal head to side of upper wall, oblong head with pointy snout, small raised circles for eyes and ears. Black and red bands around rim and neck, entwined ropes, serpents motif on panel below neck, bordered by 2 wide black lines on bottom then 2 wide red lines red and black almond circles painted around eyes of head two wings or legs extending diagonal…
Globular jar with figure head
Costa Rican Artist
1200-1550
Large globular jar with hemispherical bottom curving up into wall beginning to curve inwards at half height, raised ridge at 3/4 height forms angel break, inward slope of wall to raised neck with stepped rim 2 raised rings with notched below neck, another larger ring below stepped rim. grey ware with black slip figure head attached at angle break somewhat lopsided, modeled ears, large forehead, small donut eyes, pointy snout (possibly monkey) 3 small nubbins on the quadrants of angle breaks wi…
Large globular jar
Costa Rican Artist
1200-1550
Anthropomorphic appliqué effigy complete with glyph painting, finely rendered upper bowl area, serpent, wave and jaguar motifs
Polychrome jar with transforming shaman lug
Costa Rican Artist
1200-1522
Large jar with rounded bottom supported by footing ring with flaring base. Bottom rounds up into wall with raised ring near bottom, rounding smoothly inward on upper wall to long neck with flaring rim. Attached animal head at bottom of neck, perhaps doglike, with rounded ears, pointy snout and large mouth, tongue looping down to wall. Panels of geometric forms and stepped motif around neck. Wall divided into 4 sections by vertical black bands, black and red bands around bottom and footing, at…
Footed Jar with Figure head
Costa Rican Artist
1200-1550
Globular jar
Globular jar
Costa Rican Artist
1200-1550
Small globular jar with broad rounded bottom, rounding up into wall, curving inward a low slope on upper half to narrow mouth with raised flared ring. Two animal figures, on opposite sides with raised chest area, small nubbins for hands, and spherical attached hands slightly pinched for nose.
Globular jar with double effigies
Costa Rican Artist
1350-1550
Large jar with rounded bottom supported by large footing ring with flared base, bottom rounds up into wall with raised ring at 1/4 height, wall rises with shallow inward curve into long neck with slightly flared rim attached animal head with forehead crest and small pointy snout; several rings and panel bands around neck with geometric forms and panel of entwined serpent motif, wall divided into three sections by vertical black bands, ring of stepped grec motif around bottom with bands of red an…
Footed Jar with Figure Head
Costa Rican Artist
1200-1522
Large globular jar with raised footing ring. Wall rises from ring curving gradually outwards to shoulder at 2/3 eight, curves inward to short raised rim. Raised ridge ringing wall at 1/6 height.
Globular jar with figure
Costa Rican Artist
1200-1550
Footed jar with figure head
Footed jar with figure head
Costa Rican Artist
1200-1550
Small rounded jar with short, conical tripod legs, rounded bottom, curving outwards into wall, curving inwards on top half, raised neck with outward flaring rim. Coarse red ware with red slip, attached animal head and tail on opposite sides - small nub ears with pointy snout, short wide tail, ring of oval pills attached to wall between head and tail.
Small Tripod Jar with Animal Head
Costa Rican Artist
1000-1550
Jar with hemispherical bottom curving up into wall, curving inward at 2/3 height, indenting ring around middle of upper wall, short raised rim with slight outward slope. Grey ware with black slip. Small attached head along indented ring, large raised eyebrows, coffee bean eyes, boxy snout with open mouth (possibly a monkey). Small nubbin on opposite side, notched to appear as "X".
Jar with figure head
Costa Rican Artist
1200-1522
Globular jar with slightly rounded bottom, curving up into gradually rounded wall, angle break at 2/3 height with wall sloping inwards to raised rim with outward slope. grey ware with black slip, 4 nubbins attached to wall just above angle break in quadrants, opposites paired with one set a round nub with raised lateral crest ridge and slit at 1/2 height, other set is cylindrical numb ridges angled downward off sides.
Globular Jar
Costa Rican Artist
1200-1550

Collections research is ongoing. Information provided on the Harn’s website about collection objects may be updated, revised, or enhanced at any time.

Harn
Copyright © Harn
null