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

Footed pot

Artist Costa Rican Artist
Date1200-1550
Place of originNicoya, Nicoya, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, North and Central America
MediumCeramic with pigments
Dimensions8 1/4 x 8 in. (21 x 20.3 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Saul A. Geronemus
Object numberC-73-96
Collections
Large jar with rounded bottom supported by large footing ring with flared base, bottom rounds up into wall with raised ring at 1/4 height, wall rises with shallow inward curve into long neck with slightly flared rim attached animal head with forehead crest and small pointy snout; several rings and panel bands around neck with geometric forms and panel of entwined serpent motif, wall divided into three sections by vertical black bands, ring of stepped grec motif around bottom with bands of red an…
Footed Jar with Figure Head
Costa Rican Artist
1200-1522
Large jar with rounded bottom supported by footing ring with flaring base. Bottom rounds up into wall with raised ring near bottom, rounding smoothly inward on upper wall to long neck with flaring rim. Attached animal head at bottom of neck, perhaps doglike, with rounded ears, pointy snout and large mouth, tongue looping down to wall. Panels of geometric forms and stepped motif around neck. Wall divided into 4 sections by vertical black bands, black and red bands around bottom and footing, at…
Footed Jar with Figure head
Costa Rican Artist
1200-1550
Footed jar with effigy
Footed jar with effigy
Costa Rican Artist
1200-1550
Footed jar
Footed jar
Costa Rican Artist
1200-1550
Footed Bowl
Footed Bowl
Costa Rican Artist
800-1200
Large jar with round bottom supported by large footing ring with flaring base. bottom curves up to wall, slightly ridges of angel break wall rises up then curves inward (pear shaped) to tall neck with slightly outward flare. Effigy face with raised eyes, nose, and ear loops, puffed cheeks and forehead. Numerous bands and small panels in red and black, including stepped grec design and other geometric forms along neck, lower wall and foot effigy face highlighted with black and red features, swe…
Footed jar with effigy
Costa Rican Artist
1200-1550
Rounded bowl with 1' raised footing ring sloping outward from attachment point to edge. Bottom of bowl rounds up into wall to 1/3 height wall becomes straight with slight outward slope. Rim flares sharply outward, divided into rounded crenellations
Footed Bowl
Costa Rican Artist
800-1200
Footed jar with figure head
Footed jar with figure head
Costa Rican Artist
1200-1550
Guinea engraved, orange brown ware; small pot with spherical bottom supported on a raised footed ring flaring out at bottom with rounded edge, wall curves outward to 1/2 height large raised ridge, wall indents inward, runs up with slight inward slope, flat outward facing ring; brown ware with red slip, incised rings on rim with clusters of four vertical lines at edge, small incised notched around rim and ridge, two panels on upper walls, bordered with incised lines with angular "S" pattern, foot…
Small Footed Pot
Costa Rican Artist
300-500
Black and red on white alligator ware. Miniature pot with small flat base circle on bottom, sloping widely outward to 1/6 height - sharp angle break, wall slopes inward to 5/6 height, flares widely outward to rounded rim - smooth interior with flat bottom. Interior and rim painted red, bottom up to angle break is red - wall painted buff with black and red lines forming two Greek key patterns.
Miniature Pot
Costa Rican Artist
1000-1500
Filadelfia ware, Lunita variety; bowl with broad rounded bottom carving up into steep wall with slight inward curve on top half to low raised rim; bands of black and red around large panel ring on upper wall - two panels of abstracted animal form, identified as a spider monkey, panels separated by red square; Janus alligator painted band, abstracted glyph regalia/upper band
Polychrome Jar with Spider Monkeys
Costa Rican Artist
c. 1350-1522
Nicoya polychrome jar with rounded bottom supported by large conical tripod legs, curves steeply into wall and upwards to tall neck with slight outward slope, attached animal head at base of neck, rounded ears, pointy snout.
Tripod Jar with Figure Head
Costa Rican Artist
1200-1550

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