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

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Bowl with Dragon Image

Maker Costa Rica, Central Highlands

Date700-1522

Made/manufacturedNorth and Central America

MediumRoxana maroon-painted orange ceramic

Dimensions2 3/8 x 4 3/8 x 4 3/8 in. (6 x 11.1 x 11.1 cm)

ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment

Credit LineGift of Seymour Rosenberg

Object numberC-86-41

Collections

ANCIENT AMERICAN

DescriptionSmall round bowl with short raised ring for support base, interior of ring sloped to bowl, rounded wall with outward slope to rim, raised ridge two thirds up, sharp break of angle underneath, gradual slope on top, rounded rim, smooth rounded interior; brown ware with red slip on exterior, band of red pigment around interior rim, red painted figure of animal, probably a bird, on interior bottom - swirling arcs of feathers and/or claws.