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Large pot with wide, rounded bottom supported by long conical tripod legs with firing slits on sides, sharp angle break to steeply inward sloping wall, raised neck with outward flaring rim; inscribed panels of diagonal lines forming weave pattern, separated by sections of vertical lines, bordered on bottom (of neck) by two rings with triangular tooth design underneath lower ring
Tripod Pot
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Tripod Pot

Artist Costa Rican Artist
Date1000-1550
Place of originCentral Highlands, Costa Rica, North and Central America
MediumCeramic with dark brown slip
Dimensions7 1/4 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (18.4 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Irvin Ebaugh
Object numberC-74-57
Collections
Visual DescriptionLarge pot with wide, rounded bottom supported by long conical tripod legs with firing slits on sides, sharp angle break to steeply inward sloping wall, raised neck with outward flaring rim; inscribed panels of diagonal lines forming weave pattern, separated by sections of vertical lines, bordered on bottom (of neck) by two rings with triangular tooth design underneath lower ring
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Tripod pot with animal head
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Tripod Bowl with Head
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Tripod bowl with head
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Small Tripod Bowl
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Tripod bowl
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Small Jar
Costa Rican Artist
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Large bowl with rounded bottom supported by tubular tripod legs - rounded on ends with firing slits and rattles in legs. Wall rises with outward curve, flaring to rim. Red and white vertical bands on inside and outside with panels containing double wavy lines or squatting human figure with hands upraised. Inside has 2 large figures on side; bottom has large "S" figure.
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Black and red on white alligator ware. Miniature pot with small flat base circle on bottom, sloping widely outward to 1/6 height - sharp angle break, wall slopes inward to 5/6 height, flares widely outward to rounded rim - smooth interior with flat bottom. Interior and rim painted red, bottom up to angle break is red - wall painted buff with black and red lines forming two Greek key patterns.
Miniature Pot
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