Small Jar
Maker
Costa Rica, Diquis
Date1000-1500
Made/manufacturedNorth and Central America
MediumCeramic with pigments
Dimensions3 7/8 x 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. (9.8 x 10.8 x 10.8 cm)
mouth diameter: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Object numberC-86-6
DescriptionSmall globular jar with rounded bottom curving into wall, turning at half height, straight neck with outward flared rim, rounded on exterior. Three-color negative paint with geometric alligators. Brown ware with red slip, upper half of wall painted black with resist pattern in buff - two large panels separated by bordered break, multiple lined border around squares with triangle patterns filled or surrounded with dots.
