Footed jar with figure head
Maker
Costa Rica, Nicoya zone, Guanacaste
Date1200-1550
Made/manufacturedNorth and Central America
MediumCeramic with pigments
Dimensions15 1/4 x 8 7/8 x 8 7/8 in. (38.7 x 22.5 x 22.5 cm)
mouth diameter: 6 in. (15.2 cm)
mouth diameter: 6 in. (15.2 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Grenitz
Object numberC-73-65
Collections
Large jar with a rounded bottom supported by large footing ring with flared be. Bottom curves up into wall, raised ring at widest point, wall curves up and inward to long neck with slight outward slope. Attached animal head at bottom of neck, with rounded ears, pointy snout and raised pellet eyes
large band of geometric forms on neck, over a narrow band of stepped grec motif, wall divided into sections by 4 vertical black bands stripes of red and black around bottom and footing, square painted in red and black lines underneath head.
