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Small jar with small flattened area on otherwise rounded bottom, curving up to outward sloping wall, raised ridge at angle break - 1/2 height inward slope to small raised rim with slight outward flare, three conical nubbins, evenly spaced, on upper wall. Brown ware with red slip.
Small Jar
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Small Jar

Maker Costa Rican Artist
Dateundated
Place of originCosta Rica, North and Central America
MediumCeramic with red slip
Dimensions1 1/2 x 2 1/8 x 2 1/8 in. (3.8 x 5.4 x 5.4 cm)
mouth diameter: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Object numberC-86-33
Collections
Visual DescriptionSmall jar with small flattened area on otherwise rounded bottom, curving up to outward sloping wall, raised ridge at angle break - 1/2 height inward slope to small raised rim with slight outward flare, three conical nubbins, evenly spaced, on upper wall. Brown ware with red slip.
Small Jar
Small Jar
Costa Rican Artist
undated
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Globular Jar
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Small Jar
Costa Rican Artist
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Small Jar
Costa Rican Artist
undated
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Small Pot with Handle
Costa Rican Artist
undated
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Large globular jar
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Globular jar
Globular jar
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Jar with flattened neck
Costa Rican Artist
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Small globular jar with wide rounded base - curves upward into wall, breaks inward 1/4 height and slopes inward to rim- raised rim with outward flare. Brown ware with red slip.
Small Jar
Costa Rican Artist
undated

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