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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Polychrome Jar with Spider Monkeys
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Polychrome Jar with Spider Monkeys

Maker Costa Rica, Nicoya zone, Guanacaste
Datec. 1350-1522
Made/manufacturedNorth 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
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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