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

Small Polychrome Jar

Maker Costa Rica, Nicoya Zone
Date500-800
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: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Object numberC-86-55
Collections
Description
Small jar with flattened bottom, wall curves outwards to half height, rounds inward to raised rim. Black "tooth" band around rim, red and black band below, 3 vertical black bands separating panels containing geometric form (perhaps modified stepped grec).
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