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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Small Jar with Effigy
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Small Jar with Effigy

Maker Costa Rica, Diquis
Date800-1550
Made/manufacturedNorth and Central America
MediumCeramic with buff slip
Dimensions3 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. (8.9 x 9.5 x 9.5 cm)
mouth diameter: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Object numberC-86-8
Collections
DescriptionPeriod VI; brown ware with appliqued figure.
Small jar with wide, rounded base, slight concavity in middle - sharp curve up into wall that curves gradually inward - straight vertical raised rim, extending up to point on one side - hole in wall, 2/3 height, with raised broken area surrounding it, possible spout or handle.
Brown ware with traces of buff slip - applied effigy face on raised point of rim - circles for eyes, ridge with small poked nostrils for nose, ridges for upper and lower lips - applied ridges forming arms and hands below on wall.
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