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Small dish with flat bottom supported on rounded conical tripod legs, with 3 small fire holes in each. Wall has wide outward flare, flattening at rim.
Tripod dish
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Tripod dish

Maker Quiché Maya Artist
Date1200-1500
Place of originGuatemala, North and Central America
MediumCeramic with pigment
Dimensionsheight and diameter: 2 7/8 x 7 in. (7.3 x 17.8 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Irvin Ebaugh
Object numberC-74-14
Collections
Visual DescriptionSmall dish with flat bottom supported on rounded conical tripod legs, with 3 small fire holes in each. Wall has wide outward flare, flattening at rim.
Deep dish with rounded bottom, supported by long tripod legs, fire holes on each side of leg, with ends flattened and turned upwards to form curled snouts. Angle break from base, wall rises vertical, flaring outwards on top half to rim. Orange red slip on entire surface, legs blackened from oxidation.
Dish with Animal head, tripod legs
Quiché Maya Artist
950-1200
Deep dish with rounded bottom supported by large tripod nubbins, angle break at wall, rises vertical with outward slope to rim, interior is rounded; light orange-red slip with five wide vertical bands of black evenly spaces around side, separated by design of vertical red bands - three large bands with a thin stripe in between.
Tripod dish
Quiché Maya Artist
950-1200
Large globular jar with wide conical tripod legs- fire holes in sides, smoothly curving walls to 3/4 height, angle break to inward curving raised neck with a wide outward-flaring rim (acorn shaped) brown ware with brown slip, buff slip around neck
Tripod Globular Jar
Costa Rican Artist
1000-1550
Large bowl with rounded bottom, angle break at wall, with slight inward slope and slight outward flare of rim, supported by tripod legs shaped as large animal heads - hollow globes with cut holes for eyes, raised nose ridge with small pig’s snout, small mouth opening underneath with extended "jaw" slab for foot, rattles inside; inscribed panels of vertical lines, diagonals with "toothed" zig-zags, diamonds, bordered by multiple incised lines
Tripod Bowl with Bat Head Legs
Costa Rican Artist
700-1350
Small bowl with spherical bottom supported by small conical tripod legs, bottom curves up into wall, angle break at 2/3 height. Inward slope to rim, attached animal head, possibly monkey, at rim, bulbous ears, poked eye holes, curved mouth with receding jaw, curled tail on other side. Buff ware with brown slip, incised rings around rim and above angle break, vertical lines inscribed in panel between with 4 wide "x" patterns interspersed.
Small Tripod Bowl
Chorotegan Artist
1000-1550
Large bowl with slightly curved bottom rounding up to outward sloping wall, supported by cylindrical tripod legs with rounded ends, fire holes at the end with rattles inside. Covered inside and out with geometric forms in black, red and white pigments. Inside - repetitious triangular pattern with "wrench-head" figure at bottom, panels of stepped motif on outside.
Tripod bowl
Toltec Artist
950-1200
Bowl with slightly rounded bottom with angle break to wall bowl with slightly rounded bottom, with angle break to wall with outward slope to rim. Supported by tripod legs in "D" shape or birds head. Black bordered red bands on inside and outside of rim. Paired sets of vertical lines over legs with center section boxed, right section red of vertical lines over legs with center section boxed, right section red low arch scroll on ends inverted over each other, one black, one red, black lines wit…
Tripod bowl
Costa Rican Artist
1000-1550
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 bowl with wide rounded bottom, sharply rounded upwards to wall, outward slope for bottom 2/3, curving upwards to rim, interior is sooth and rounded. Brown ware with yellow slip on interior and bottom exterior. Exterior wall painted red with inscribed ring 1/3 down from rim.
Small Bowl
Quiché Maya Artist
1200-1500
Small bowl with slightly rounded bottom, rounded walls sloping outwards, bottom half, inwards top. Small outward flare of rim. Wall is divided into numerous vertical lobes by indented vertical bands running from base to rim. Interior is smooth and round. Ceramic with orange slip
Small Bowl
Quiché Maya Artist
1200-1500
Large bowl with relatively flat bottom, curving at edge up into wall with slight outward lean and slight flare at rim. Supported by tripod legs shaped to resemble animal heads, attachment area to bottom is neck, swelling to cranial area, tapering to pointy snout, indented mouth groove. Red lines on interior of rim, black line on exterior rim and bottom of wall, red triangle over each leg bordered by wide vertical bands, panels of abstract design (possibly a face) red band around edge of bott…
Tripod Bowl
Costa Rican Artist
1000-1550
Wide rounded bowl with raised ring as base with a slight outward flare. Wall rises low and wide with outward slope to rim. Interior is smooth and rounded. Burnished brown ware with band of red pigment around exterior rim.
Footed Bowl
Quiché Maya Artist
1200-1500

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