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

Cup with Monkey in Relief

Maker Costa Rica, Central Highlands

Date1-500

Made/manufacturedNicoya, North and Central America

MediumCeramic, redware

Dimensions4 1/2 x 4 5/8 x 4 5/8 in. (11.4 x 11.7 x 11.7 cm)

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LineGift of Irvin Ebaugh

Object numberC-74-68

Collections

ANCIENT AMERICAN

DescriptionSmall cup with flat base, raised on a ring at edge, wall angles at base, then straight upwards with an outward slope to rim, interior is rounded at bottom; brown ware with traces of red slip, animal figure, probably monkey, on one side, head in full relief, lower legs and arms in bas-relief, arms upraised, hands at rim, face worn down, open circular mouth.