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

Footed jar

Artist Costa Rican Artist
Date1200-1550
Place of originNicoya, Nicoya, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, North and Central America
MediumCeramic with pigments
Dimensions12 5/8 x 8 1/2 in. (32.1 x 21.6 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Saul A. Geronemus
Object numberC-73-97
Collections
Visual DescriptionPataky Polychrome
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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
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