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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Polychrome Bowl
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Polychrome Bowl

Maker Costa Rica, Nicoya Zone
Date1200-1550
Made/manufacturedNorth and Central America
MediumCeramic with pigments
Dimensions3 3/8 x 5 1/2 in. (8.6 x 14 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Saul A. Geronemus
Object numberC-73-104
Collections
DescriptionBowl with rounded bottom, curving up into wall, rounding inward on upper half to rim. Red band around rim, three black rings above and below panel ring, separated into three sections by red horizontal bands. Panels have squares of "solar cross" motif. Circle in center, surrounded by dots with semicircles in corners.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
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