Miniature Pot
Maker
Costa Rican
Date1000-1500
Made/manufacturedNorth and Central America
MediumCeramic with pigments
Dimensions1 3/4 x 2 x 2 in. (4.4 x 5.1 x 5.1 cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Object numberC-86-56
Collections
DescriptionBlack and red on white alligator ware. Miniature pot with small flat base circle on bottom, sloping widely outward to 1/6 height - sharp angle break, wall slopes inward to 5/6 height, flares widely outward to rounded rim - smooth interior with flat bottom. Interior and rim painted red, bottom up to angle break is red - wall painted buff with black and red lines forming two Greek key patterns.