Skip to main content
Advanced Search
Lid surmounted by a seated figure on a stool, ovoid body, pigment
Burial Urn
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Burial Urn

Maker Mosquito Artist
Datec. 1200-1500
Place of originMagdalena River, Colombia, South America
MediumCeramic
Dimensionsurn: 16 5/8 x 8 7/8 x 8 7/8 in. (42.2 x 22.5 x 22.5 cm)
lid: 16 5/8 x 8 3/8 x 8 3/8 in. (42.2 x 21.3 x 21.3 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Rod McGalliard
Object number1995.28.167
Collections
Visual DescriptionLid surmounted by a seated figure on a stool, ovoid body, pigment
Lid surmounted by a seated figure on a stool, large head and hands on the knees, body with modeled forms, pigment.
Burial Urn
Mosquito Artist
1100-1538 CE
Anthropomorphic urn with lid; lid modeled with head and small raised arms; body of ovoid form; pigment.
Burial Urn
Tamalameque Artist
c. 1200 - 1500
Anthropomorphic urn with hemispherical lid, ovoid form, modeled features.
Burial Urn
Chimila Artist
1100-1538 CE
Anthropomorphic urn, ovoid body, modeled features.
Burial Urn
Chimila Artist
c. 1200-1500
Anthropomorphic urn of ovoid form with modeled features.
Burial Urn
Chimila Artist
1100-1538 CE
Seated male figure with legs crossed in front, hands on knees hollow cylindrical body with opening at top of headdress good proportions to figure, good modeling of features, wears large ornamental headdress, ear spools, necklace with large pendant and bracelets. White pigment on part of the face and body, also at spots in headdress and pendant.
Seated Companion Urn
Zapotec Artist
300 - 500
Urn in the shape of a crouching jaguar - flat bottom, basically round body with front and back legs slightly raised, swelling of shoulder, large feline head with teeth bared, separation line from effigy to dome over back with tall spout, flaring towards rim, red slip with yellow painted as stripes on legs, tail and face, ellipses in yellow on body, eyes bordered with yellow, teeth yellow, edges of eyes, three groupings of three vertical yellow lines on spout.
Jaguar Effigy Urn
Moche Artist
200-300
Urn with flaring lower section; rounded body; painted in polychrome with zoomorphic and geometric designs; raised ridge circumvents outermost point of body; no rim at neck.
Urn
Costa Rican Artist
Period VI (c. 1200 - 1500)
A painted cream-colored ceramic vessel with a flared base, bulbous body, and tapering neck. The center features alternating vertical red and black stripes. The neck, lower band, and base are detailed with intricate dark geometric, wavy, circular, and figurative patterns.
Urn
Costa Rican Artist
Period VI (c. 1200 - 1500)
Large jar with rounded bottom supported by footing ring with flared base. Bottom curves up into wall with large raised ridge 2 incest above footing, wall gradually curves inwards and up to tall steep neck. Bands of stepped grec motif at top and bottom of neck bordering panel ring with abstracted feathered serpent motif. Entwined serpent band above raised ridge near bottom. Abstracted jaguar (?) motif around footing
Ring-base urn with feathered serpent frieze
Nicarao Artist
1200-1550
Small pot with rounded bottom supported by footing ring with flaring base, bottom bordered by low raised ridge, wall curving outwards to 1/2 height, rounding upwards to tall broad neck with slight outward slope at rim. Black bands and panel rings on neck with geometric forms possibly abstracted jaguar motif, wall sectioned b y 4 vertical black bands, red bands around bottom, footing rings with red triangles, bordered with black.
Ring base urn with polychrome jaguar frieze
Nicarao Artist
1200-1550
Female figure seated on short four legged stool, small head with delicately modeled features, large thick body with tubular arms and legs, hands placed on knees, legs spread apart showing genitals.
Female figure seated on a stool
Mexican Artist
300 - 100 B.C.

Collections research is ongoing. Information provided on the Harn’s website about collection objects may be updated, revised, or enhanced at any time.

Harn
Copyright © Harn
null