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

Large Polychrome Bowl

Maker Costa Rica, Nicoya zone, Guanacaste
Date1350-1550
Made/manufacturedNorth and Central America
MediumCeramic with pigments
Dimensions2 3/4 x 11 x 11 in. (7 x 27.9 x 27.9 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Grenitz
Object numberC-73-64
Collections
DescriptionLarge bowl with flat bottom, curving up into wall with outward slope, gradually flaring outward to rim.

Exterior painted with various sized rings of black and red with interlocking "toothed" design on bottom of wall interior covered with various geometric signs of interlocking teeth, scrolls and swirls
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