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

Globular jar with double effigies

Artist Costa Rican Artist
Date1350-1550
Place of originNicoya, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, North 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
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