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Late Polychrome Period, orange on buff.
Small rounded bowl with 1" tall base ring, flaring outward, rounded concave underneath - wall slopes outward, slightly rounded, with outward flare of rim, angled downward - one small nubbin on side beneath rim.
Rim divided into 6 even sections by 3 groups of incised parallel lines, separated by blank sections. Brown ware with red slip.
Footed Bowl
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Footed Bowl

Artist Costa Rican Artist
Date1200-1525
Place of originCentral Highlands/Atlantic Watershed, Costa Rica, North and Central America
MediumCeramic with red slip
Dimensions2 3/4 x 5 x 5 in. (7 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Object numberC-86-65
Collections
Visual DescriptionLate Polychrome Period, orange on buff.
Small rounded bowl with 1" tall base ring, flaring outward, rounded concave underneath - wall slopes outward, slightly rounded, with outward flare of rim, angled downward - one small nubbin on side beneath rim.
Rim divided into 6 even sections by 3 groups of incised parallel lines, separated by blank sections. Brown ware with red slip.
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