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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Dish with Animal head, tripod legs
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Dish with Animal head, tripod legs

Maker Guatemala, El Quiche
Date950-1200
Made/manufacturedNorth and Central America
MediumTerracotta with orange slip
Dimensions3 1/4 x 7 1/8 in. (8.3 x 18.1 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Irvin Ebaugh
Object numberC-74-18
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DescriptionDeep 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.
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