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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Tripod Jar with Figure Head
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Tripod Jar with Figure Head

Maker Costa Rica, Nicoya zone, Guanacaste
Date1200-1550
Made/manufacturedNorth and Central America
MediumCeramic with pigments
Dimensions12 x 6 1/2 in. (30.5 x 16.5 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Saul A. Geronemus
Object numberC-73-98
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DescriptionNicoya polychrome jar with rounded bottom supported by large conical tripod legs, curves steeply into wall and upwards to tall neck with slight outward slope, attached animal head at base of neck, rounded ears, pointy snout.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Footed jar with figure head
Costa Rica, Nicoya zone, Guanacaste
1200-1550
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Tripod Bowl
Costa Rica, Nicoya zone, Guanacaste
1000-1550
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Tripod Bowl
Costa Rica, Nicoya zone, Guanacaste
1000-1550
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Globular tripod jar with effigy
Costa Rica, Nicoya zone, Guanacaste
1200-1550
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Tripod bowl with head
Costa Rica, Nicoya Zone
1000-1550
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Footed Jar with Figure head
Costa Rica, Nicoya Zone
1200-1550
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Footed Jar with Figure Head
Costa Rica, Nicoya Zone
1200-1522
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Tripod bowl
Costa Rica, Nicoya Zone
1000-1550
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Globular jar with figure
Costa Rica, Nicoya zone, Guanacaste
1200-1550
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Cayman headed Tripod Bowl
Costa Rica, Nicoya, Nicarao
1350-1550
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Footed Bowl
Costa Rica, Nicoya zone, Guanacaste
800-1200
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Polychrome Jar with Spider Monkeys
Costa Rica, Nicoya zone, Guanacaste
c. 1350-1522

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