Small Tripod Bowl
Maker
Costa Rica, Diquis
Date1000-1550
Made/manufacturedNorth and Central America
MediumCeramic with pigments
Dimensions2 1/2 x 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. (6.4 x 7.9 x 7.9 cm)
mouth diameter: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
mouth diameter: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Object numberC-86-12
Collections
Small spherical bowl with high wall curving inward at top to rim - supported by tripod of conical legs formed to appear as monkeys - attached head with bulbous forehead, poked holes for eyes, slit mouth - attached arms on sides of legs, curving around to hands placed together below head.
Brown ware with red slip - resist pattern of 3 groups of vertical stripes, between legs, from 1/2 height to rim, black pigment on top, red in areas of resist.
