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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Polychrome bowl
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Polychrome bowl

Maker Chorotega culture (Costa Rica, Nicoya)
Date1200-1550
Made/manufacturedNorth and Central America
MediumCeramic with pigments
Dimensionsheight x diameter: 1 7/8 x 10 3/4 in. (4.8 x 27.3 cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of Irvin Ebaugh
Object numberC-74-65
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DescriptionLarge bowl with flat bottom wall rises steeply with slight outward slope, flaring outward at rim. Interior wall painted with panel ring, bordered by black rings, with panels of geometric designs of circles, ovals, and wavy lines. Stepped rings bottom, bottom divided into quadrants by lines with concentric circles in each quadrant.


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