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

Footed Bowl

Artist Costa Rican Artist
Date800-1200
Place of originNicoya, Nicoya, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, North and Central America
MediumCeramic with pigments
Dimensions3 x 5 1/8 in. (7.6 x 13 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Saul A. Geronemus
Object numberC-73-99
Collections
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
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 pot
Footed pot
Costa Rican Artist
1200-1550
Footed jar
Footed jar
Costa Rican Artist
1200-1550
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
Footed jar with figure head
Footed jar with figure head
Costa Rican Artist
1200-1550
Bowl with rounded bottom, curving up into wall, rounding inward on upper half to rim. Red band around rim, three black rings above and below panel ring, separated into three sections by red horizontal bands. Panels have squares of "solar cross" motif. Circle in center, surrounded by dots with semicircles in corners.
Polychrome Bowl
Costa Rican Artist
1200-1550
Polychrome Bowl
Polychrome Bowl
Costa Rican Artist
1000-1550
Tripod Bowl
Tripod Bowl
Costa Rican Artist
1000-1550
Polychrome Bowl
Polychrome Bowl
Costa Rican Artist
1350-1550

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