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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Globular jar with double effigies
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Globular jar with double effigies

Maker Costa Rica, Nicoya zone, Guanacaste
Date1350-1550
Made/manufacturedNorth and Central America
MediumCeramic with pigments
Dimensions3 3/4 x 5 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. (9.5 x 13.7 x 13.7 cm)
mouth diameter: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Grenitz
Object numberC-73-62
Collections
DescriptionSmall globular jar with broad rounded bottom, rounding up into wall, curving inward a low slope on upper half to narrow mouth with raised flared ring. Two animal figures, on opposite sides with raised chest area, small nubbins for hands, and spherical attached hands slightly pinched for nose.

Red geometric figures bordered in black, on upper wall separated into 2 panels by vertical blank bands arm painted around figure with circles for eye and red central crest o n head.
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