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Elliptical Jar
Elliptical Jar
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Elliptical Jar

Artist Nicaraguan Artist
Date1200-1550
Place of originGranada, Nicaragua, North and Central America
MediumCeramic with dark brown slip
Dimensions5 x 9 7/8 x 5 in. (12.7 x 25.1 x 12.7 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Saul A. Geronemus
Object numberC-73-101
Collections
Small elliptical jar, bean shaped, with flattened base are, rounding into outward curving walls, curving sharply inwards at 3/4 height to cover top circular mouth opening at one side of top with raised rim with outward flare. Handle loop attached vertically to far side of rim and upper wall. Brown ware with orange-brown slip. Applied face on upper side opposite opening, curved ridges for ears, large curved eyebrows meeting at raised circular nose, coffee bean eyes and mouth. Incised squiggly li…
Small elliptical effigy jar
Nicaraguan Artist
1000-1550
Globular chocolate ware jar with wide rounded bottom, curving gradually up into wall, rounding sharply inward for upper 1/3 height to raised neck with outwards flaring rim. Brown ware with chocolate brown slip.
Globular Jar
Costa Rican Artist
1200-1550
Jar with hemispherical bottom, curving up to 3/4 height sharp angle break with low, inward slope of wall to short raised rim with slight outward flare. Brown ware with dark orange brown slip.
Jar with flattened neck
Costa Rican Artist
1200-1550
Period VI; Small jar with rounded bottom, raised base ring, bottom rounds up into wall, curves inward at 1/3 height, at 2/3 height a rounded ring curves up to small raised rim with slight inward slope - small handle - ring attached from upper ring to shoulder of wall. Brown ware with dark brown or black slip, 3 small pellets attached on upper ring, arranged with handle at quadrants pinched with extended point in middle with 2 holes poked on sides; perhaps to form a face.
Small Jar with Handle
Costa Rican Artist
1200-1550
Period VI Miniature chocolate ware globular jar with rounded bottom, curving up into wall, rounding to inward curve at 1/2 height to small mouth with a short raised rim. Brown ware with chocolate brown slip.
Miniature Jar
Costa Rican Artist
1200-1550
Large pot with wide, rounded bottom supported by long conical tripod legs with firing slits on sides, sharp angle break to steeply inward sloping wall, raised neck with outward flaring rim; inscribed panels of diagonal lines forming weave pattern, separated by sections of vertical lines, bordered on bottom (of neck) by two rings with triangular tooth design underneath lower ring
Tripod Pot
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
Large pot with wide rounded bottom, supported by large conical tripod legs sharp angle break to inward sloping wall to long neck with outward flare. Attached animal head just above angle break rounded head with large pellet eyes and heavy eyebrows, snout broken off. Incised panels around neck of interweaved diagonals making diamond patterns separated by sections of vertical lines, lines extend down over attached head to loop around it, with triangular "teeth" on sides of lines.
Tripod pot with animal head
Costa Rican Artist
1000-1550
Smoking pipe with globular body - pipe bowl in middle with large circular opening - small tubular mouthpiece extending from lower bowl, two small nubbins, (possibly feet) extending from other side of bottom of bowl.
Pipe
Costa Rican Artist
500-1000
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
Small jar in shape of jaguar, flat bottom, roughly rectangular in shape with squared front and rounded back, small nubbins at front bottom corners for feet, upturned feline head, teeth bared, tubular spout from lower back to base of head.
Jaguar Effigy Jar
Moche Artist
500-800 CE
Seated figure with short, cylindrical legs splayed in front; thick body; small arms bent at elbows with hands on hips; wide head, down turned mouth; small knob between eyes at bottom of wide headband; short crown on head; four toes on each foot.
Baby Figure
Nicaraguan Artist
c. 800 - 1200

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