Tripod bowl
Maker
Costa Rica, Nicoya Zone
Date1000-1550
Made/manufacturedNorth and Central America
MediumCeramic with pigments
Dimensions2 5/8 x 5 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. (6.7 x 13.7 x 13.7 cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Object numberC-86-1
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Low rounded bowl with gradual outward curve, supported by tripod of feline figures, conical legs coming to double point representing front legs of feline, rounded slab attached to tops of legs for heads with slight raised point for muzzle, rattles inside legs.
Brown ware with buff slip, interior of bowl has concentric circle pattern in red with vertical connecting bands, dark brown band on rim, red band below, 2 red bands around bowl with breaks to encircle legs, red bands on legs with linear face pattern in dark brown.
Costa Rican
