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Jar in shape of a shell with rounded bottom curving to a flattened peak in center, walls rise with slight inward curve, angling steeply inward at two-thirds height to base of long tubular neck with flared rim, two small loop handles near bottom, attached spikey clubs on upper wall with small feline head attached in between; burnished light brown slip with dark brown pigment painted in zigzag around interior of rim, two large vertical panels of checker-board motif, placed in front of handles, bor…
Aryballoid Jar
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Aryballoid Jar

Maker Inca Artist
Date1450 - 1530
Place of originPeru, South America
MediumCeramic with pigments
Dimensions8 x 5 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. (20.3 x 14.6 x 11.4 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineMuseum Collection, University Gallery purchase
Object numberC-73-115
Collections
Visual DescriptionJar in shape of a shell with rounded bottom curving to a flattened peak in center, walls rise with slight inward curve, angling steeply inward at two-thirds height to base of long tubular neck with flared rim, two small loop handles near bottom, attached spikey clubs on upper wall with small feline head attached in between; burnished light brown slip with dark brown pigment painted in zigzag around interior of rim, two large vertical panels of checker-board motif, placed in front of handles, bordered by white and brown stripes.
Small pot with spherical bottom, rounding into wall curving outward to two thirds height, raised ridge around wall, then sloping inward to short raised neck and outward flaring rim; brown ware with red slip, two small attached figures of monkeys, head with one arm reaching to chin, other arm reaching to forehead, on opposite sides with small nubbins in between, inscribed diagonal lines on upper wall between monkeys and nubbins.
Legless Pot
Costa Rican Artist
500-1000
Miniature bowl with rounded bottom curving low outward to wall, rounding at 1/2 height, inward curve to rim - two small handles attached to upper wall below rim, pierced through for hanging holes. Brown ware with red slip, heavily oxidized black.
Miniature Bowl
Costa Rican Artist
undated
Period VI; Small jar with rounded bottom, raised base ring, bottom rounds up into wall, curves inward at 1/3 height, at 2/3 height a rounded ring curves up to small raised rim with slight inward slope - small handle - ring attached from upper ring to shoulder of wall. Brown ware with dark brown or black slip, 3 small pellets attached on upper ring, arranged with handle at quadrants pinched with extended point in middle with 2 holes poked on sides; perhaps to form a face.
Small Jar with Handle
Costa Rican Artist
1200-1550
Period IV; scarified ware; appliqued female figure on side, broken off on other. Small jar with spherical bottom, outward curve to 1/2 height, inward curve to rim, slightly raised with outward slope, small nub, broken off on one side, opposite figure - modeled figure, possibly human, attached to rim and upper wall, head with outstretched arms at rim, elbows bent with hands placed on upper wall, body and legs moving down upper wall, slit for vagina apparent, incised band of vertical lines and di…
Small Jar with Attached Figure
Diquis Artist
300 BC-500 AD
Small pot with rounded bottom curving up into wall, curving inwards at 1/2 height, to rim with outward flare - 3 nubs, not quite evenly spaced at 1/2 height, smoothly rounded - arched handle, attached to rim, with handle expanded and raised to a point at attachment, possibly to represent a snake. Red-brown ware with red slip.
Small Pot with Handle
Costa Rican Artist
undated
Small pot with flat base - wall rises with outward slope to two thirds height, curves inward to rounded rim - interior is smooth with flat bottom - slightly lopsided. Buff ware with black pigment painted in fluid, swirling lines of varying width, forming scrolls, circles, connecting straight lines - not distinguishable into pattern.
Small Bowl
Diquis Artist
800-1500
Globular jar
Globular jar
Costa Rican Artist
1200-1550
Small 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.
Bowl with Dragon Image
Costa Rican Artist
700-1522
Small globular jar with wide rounded bottom - wall curves outward to 1/2 height, slopes inward to rim - raised rim with outward flare - two small conical nubbins placed opposite on wall just above 1/2 height. Brown ware with red slip - traces of black pigment on bottom - vertical lines radiating from center of bottom to ring at half height.
Small Jar
Costa Rican Artist
undated
Period IV; human effigy legs, neg. black on red Small spherical bowl with high wall curving inward at top to rim - supported by tripod of conical legs formed to appear as monkeys - attached head with bulbous forehead, poked holes for eyes, slit mouth - attached arms on sides of legs, curving around to hands placed together below head. Brown ware with red slip - resist pattern of 3 groups of vertical stripes, between legs, from 1/2 height to rim, black pigment on top, red in areas of resist.
Small Tripod Bowl
Diquis Artist
1000-1550
Small elliptical jar, bean shaped, with flattened base are, rounding into outward curving walls, curving sharply inwards at 3/4 height to cover top circular mouth opening at one side of top with raised rim with outward flare. Handle loop attached vertically to far side of rim and upper wall. Brown ware with orange-brown slip. Applied face on upper side opposite opening, curved ridges for ears, large curved eyebrows meeting at raised circular nose, coffee bean eyes and mouth. Incised squiggly li…
Small elliptical effigy jar
Nicaraguan Artist
1000-1550
Small pot with slightly raised ring on bottom, spherical body with straight vertical rim around wide mouth, two small handles at base of rim - one small loop, the other in human form - a diamond shaped with 2 attachment points, features slightly raised, with Y shaped indention on body, buff slip with dark brown pigment painted in criss-cross band around rim, pattern on wall of alternating vertical squiggly line and ladder motif with two lines bordering it, eyes painted on figure, Y on body paint…
Globular pot
Chancay Artist
1000-1476

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