Tripod Bowl
Maker
Costa Rica, Nicoya zone, Guanacaste
Date1000-1550
Made/manufacturedPenínsula de Nicoya, North and Central America
MediumCeramic with pigments
Dimensions5 1/2 x 9 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (14 x 23.5 x 23.5 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Grenitz
Object numberC-73-55
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Large bowl with relatively flat bottom, curving at edge up into wall with slight outward lean and slight flare at rim. Supported by tripod legs shaped to resemble animal heads, attachment area to bottom is neck, swelling to cranial area, tapering to pointy snout, indented mouth groove.
Red lines on interior of rim, black line on exterior rim and bottom of wall, red triangle over each leg bordered by wide vertical bands, panels of abstract design (possibly a face) red band around edge of bottom, ringing tripod legs, black vertical stripe on legs with eyes.
