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Period IV; scarified ware; appliqued female figure on side, broken off on other. Small jar with spherical bottom, outward curve to 1/2 height, inward curve to rim, slightly raised with outward slope, small nub, broken off on one side, opposite figure - modeled figure, possibly human, attached to rim and upper wall, head with outstretched arms at rim, elbows bent with hands placed on upper wall, body and legs moving down upper wall, slit for vagina apparent, incised band of vertical lines and di…
Small Jar with Attached Figure
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Small Jar with Attached Figure

Artist Diquis Artist
Date300 BC-500 AD
Place of originCosta Rica, North and Central America
MediumCeramic with buff slip
Dimensions2 1/4 x 2 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (5.7 x 6 x 6 cm)
mouth diameter: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Object numberC-86-34
Collections
Visual DescriptionPeriod IV; scarified ware; appliqued female figure on side, broken off on other.
Small jar with spherical bottom, outward curve to 1/2 height, inward curve to rim, slightly raised with outward slope, small nub, broken off on one side, opposite figure - modeled figure, possibly human, attached to rim and upper wall, head with outstretched arms at rim, elbows bent with hands placed on upper wall, body and legs moving down upper wall, slit for vagina apparent, incised band of vertical lines and diagonal dashes.
Brown ware with grey-buff slip.
Period 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 …
Small Jar with Effigy
Diquis Artist
800-1550
Boruca phase; red on red ware; alligator painted motif with hole in bottom. Small bowl with uneven support ring, concave on inside with "kill hole" punched through - wall slopes outward to 1/2 height, angle break with inward curve to rim - upper half of wall has multiple slightly raised vertical ridges. Buff ware with vertical black stripes and bands on upper half of wall, with occasional black dot interspersed.
Small Bowl
Diquis Artist
800-1500
Black and red on white alligator motifs pushed out Small globular jar with round base, curving outwards into wall, curving inwards on top half - raised rim with slight outward slope - 4 slight nubs, evenly spaced around upper half of wall, low and rounded. Brown ware with buff slip - black line ringing interior of rim, red line on edge of rim, black line on exterior of rim - red circle around each nub, with black circle inside, quartered by black lines with a dot in each quarter.
Small Jar
Diquis Artist
1000-1500
Black on white ware. Small bowl with flat bottom, rounded at edges into wall with slight outward slope, flaring outward at rim - interior rim rounded with smooth sides and rounded at bottom - a bit lopsided. Buff ware with buff slip.
Small Bowl
Diquis Artist
800-1500
Small globular jar with wide rounded base - wall curves outward to one third height, breaks gradually to inward slope, tall raised rim with slight outward slope. Brown ware with red slip - double black lines border frieze on upper half, separated into two panels by bordered break - each panel has three connected red arcs, bordered in black, with a single dot under each arc.
Small Jar
Diquis Artist
1000-1500
Boruca phase; black on white ware, painted alligator Small bowl with support ring on bottom, concave inside of ring - low outward slope of wall, rounding at 1/2 height to inward slope to unevenly circular rim. Buff ware with black stripe on interior of rim, another at widest point of wall - upper half of wall painted with uneven black circles with dot in middle - 3 closely spaced vertical lines on one side of wall.
Small Bowl
Diquis Artist
800-1500
Boruca phase; black on white ware Small bowl with flat bottom, outward sloping wall to 1/2 height, curving to inward slope to rim. Buff ware with buff slip.
Small Bowl
Diquis Artist
800-1500
Small 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.
Small Jar
Diquis Artist
1000-1500
Small pot with flat base - wall rises with outward slope to two thirds height, curves inward to rounded rim - interior is smooth with flat bottom - slightly lopsided. Buff ware with black pigment painted in fluid, swirling lines of varying width, forming scrolls, circles, connecting straight lines - not distinguishable into pattern.
Small Bowl
Diquis Artist
800-1500
Miniature pot with flat bottom, straight wall rises perpendicular to 2/3 height. Flares outward to rim, interior is smooth and rounded.
Miniature pot
Diquis Artist
1000-1500
Period IV; human effigy legs, neg. black on red 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.
Small Tripod Bowl
Diquis Artist
1000-1550
Boruca phase; black on white ware, alligator painted motif Small bowl with flat bottom - wall rises with outward slope to 2/3 height - uneven angle break around surface with wall curving inward to thick, rounded rim - interior smooth with flattened bottom. Buff ware with black band around rim and angle break evenly spaced vertical lines connecting the two - spaces filled with alternating broad vertical black bands and large dots.
Small Bowl
Diquis Artist
800-1500

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