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Small rounded bowl with tripod conical feet, bottom rises round into wall to rim - wide, flattened rim with rounded edge - interior smooth and round. Brown ware with buff slip - top of rim painted with red pigment band.
Small Tripod Bowl
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Small Tripod Bowl

Maker Costa Rican Artist
Dateundated
Place of originCosta Rica, North and Central America
MediumCeramic with pigments
Dimensions2 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (6.4 x 12.1 x 12.1 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Object numberC-86-7
Collections
Visual DescriptionSmall rounded bowl with tripod conical feet, bottom rises round into wall to rim - wide, flattened rim with rounded edge - interior smooth and round.
Brown ware with buff slip - top of rim painted with red pigment band.
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