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

Urn

Maker Costa Rica, Nicoya zone, Guanacaste
DatePeriod VI (c. 1200 - 1500)
Made/manufacturedGuanacaste, North and Central America
MediumPolychrome ceramic
Dimensions13 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (34.3 x 21.6 x 21.6 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Rod McGalliard
Object number1995.28.86
Collections
DescriptionUrn 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.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Footed Bowl with Feline Mask
Costa Rica, Nicoya Zone
c. 1200-1550
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Urn
Costa Rica, Nicoya zone, Guanacaste
Period VI (c. 1200 - 1500)
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
Footed Bowl
Costa Rica, Nicoya zone, Guanacaste
800-1200
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
Ring base urn with polychrome jaguar frieze
Costa Rica, Nicoya, Nicarao
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
Large Polychrome Bowl
Costa Rica, Nicoya zone, Guanacaste
1350-1550
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Globular jar with double effigies
Costa Rica, Nicoya zone, Guanacaste
1350-1550
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
Polychrome Jar with Spider Monkeys
Costa Rica, Nicoya zone, Guanacaste
c. 1350-1522
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Vessel
Costa Rica, Nicoya zone, Guanacaste
Protoclassic Period (c. 100 BCE - 250 CE)

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