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

Small Jar

Maker Diquis Artist
Date1000-1500
Place of originCosta Rica, North and Central America
MediumCeramic with pigments
Dimensions2 7/8 x 2 7/8 x 2 7/8 in. (7.3 x 7.3 x 7.3 cm)
mouth diameter: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Object numberC-86-51
Collections
Visual DescriptionBlack 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.
Black and red alligator motifs on white. Small globular jar with steeply rounded base, curving outward into walls, sharply curving inwards at 1/2 height - raised rim with slight outward flare. Brown ware with buff slip - 2 black rings with red ring in between just above angle break on wall - 2 black and one red line on top swing in 3 arcs above rings - dot patterns fill space between rings and arcs.
Small Jar
Diquis Artist
1000-1500
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
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
La Selva phase; curridebot ware; burnished buff, orange inside neck; frog motif in incised and low relief. Small pot with spherical bottom, curving into wall - raised ridge at 1/2 height, curving inwards for top half, to raised neck with outward sloping rim. Brown ware with red slip - ring of inscribed dash marks below neck - 4 raised points, at quarters, along ridge, with inscribed chevron over each, over 2 of these, opposite, are raised triangular nubs with incised dash marks.
Legless pot
Costa Rican Artist
500-1200
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 rounded jar with short, conical tripod legs, rounded bottom, curving outwards into wall, curving inwards on top half, raised neck with outward flaring rim. Coarse red ware with red slip, attached animal head and tail on opposite sides - small nub ears with pointy snout, short wide tail, ring of oval pills attached to wall between head and tail.
Small Tripod Jar with Animal Head
Costa Rican Artist
1000-1550
Large bowl with relatively flat bottom, curving at edge up into wall with slight outward lean and slight flare at rim. Supported by tripod legs shaped to resemble animal heads, attachment area to bottom is neck, swelling to cranial area, tapering to pointy snout, indented mouth groove. Red lines on interior of rim, black line on exterior rim and bottom of wall, red triangle over each leg bordered by wide vertical bands, panels of abstract design (possibly a face) red band around edge of bott…
Tripod Bowl
Costa Rican Artist
1000-1550
Small pot with rounded bottom curving up into wall, curving inwards at 1/2 height, to rim with outward flare - 3 nubs, not quite evenly spaced at 1/2 height, smoothly rounded - arched handle, attached to rim, with handle expanded and raised to a point at attachment, possibly to represent a snake. Red-brown ware with red slip.
Small Pot with Handle
Costa Rican Artist
undated
Small pot with rounded bottom, supported by small conical tripod legs, curving up into wall, curving inward at 1/3 height, tall neck with appliquéd head, small mouth with outward flaring rim; red-brown ware with red slip, zoomorphic head applied to neck, upturned duckbill snout. wide spaced circular pill eyes with stamped concentric circles, ear nubs, upraised arms with hands at ears, necklace and fringed headdress with hair section in back.
Effigy Bottle with Cayman God
Costa Rican Artist
100 BCE-1300 CE
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
Diquis Artist
300 BC-500 AD
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

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