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

Small Jar

Maker Costa Rica, Diquis
Date1000-1500
Made/manufacturedNorth and Central America
MediumCeramic with pigments
Dimensions2 1/2 x 2 7/8 x 2 7/8 in. (6.4 x 7.3 x 7.3 cm)
mouth diameter: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Object numberC-86-49
Collections
DescriptionBlack and red alligator motifs on buff.
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.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Costa Rica, Diquis
1000-1500
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Costa Rica, Diquis
1000-1500
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Costa Rica, Diquis
800-1500
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Costa Rica, Diquis
1000-1500
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Costa Rica, Diquis
1000-1500
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Costa Rica, Diquis
800-1500
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Costa Rica, Central Highlands
700-1522
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Costa Rica, Diquis
800-1500
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Costa Rica, Diquis
800-1500
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Costa Rica, Central Highlands
300-500
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Costa Rica, Diquis
undated