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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Ring-base urn with feathered serpent frieze
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Ring-base urn with feathered serpent frieze

Maker Costa Rica, Nicoya, Nicarao
Date1200-1550
Made/manufacturedNorth and Central America
MediumPataky polychrome ceramic
Dimensionsheight x diameter: 13 x 9 1/2 in. (33 x 24.1 cm)
mouth diameter: 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Irvin Ebaugh
Object numberC-74-50
Collections
DescriptionLarge jar with rounded bottom supported by footing ring with flared base. Bottom curves up into wall with large raised ridge 2 incest above footing, wall gradually curves inwards and up to tall steep neck.
Bands of stepped grec motif at top and bottom of neck bordering panel ring with abstracted feathered serpent motif. Entwined serpent band above raised ridge near bottom. Abstracted jaguar (?) motif around footing
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