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Filadelfia ware, Lunita variety; bowl with broad rounded bottom carving up into steep wall with slight inward curve on top half to low raised rim; bands of black and red around large panel ring on upper wall - two panels of abstracted animal form, identified as a spider monkey, panels separated by red square; Janus alligator painted band, abstracted glyph regalia/upper band
Polychrome Jar with Spider Monkeys
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Polychrome Jar with Spider Monkeys

Artist Costa Rican Artist
Datec. 1350-1522
Place of originNicoya, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, North and Central America
MediumCeramic with pigments
Dimensions5 1/4 x 8 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. (13.3 x 21 x 21 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Grenitz
Object numberC-73-61
Collections
Visual DescriptionFiladelfia ware, Lunita variety; bowl with broad rounded bottom carving up into steep wall with slight inward curve on top half to low raised rim; bands of black and red around large panel ring on upper wall - two panels of abstracted animal form, identified as a spider monkey, panels separated by red square; Janus alligator painted band, abstracted glyph regalia/upper band
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