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Miniature bowl with wide round base, evenly curved outward wall to half height, inward curve to rim. Brown ware with red slip.
Miniature Bowl
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Miniature Bowl

Maker Costa Rican Artist
Dateundated
Place of originCosta Rica, North and Central America
MediumCeramic with red slip
Dimensions1 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (3.8 x 6.4 x 6.4 cm)
mouth diameter: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Object numberC-86-70
Collections
Visual DescriptionMiniature bowl with wide round base, evenly curved outward wall to half height, inward curve to rim. Brown ware with red slip.
Miniature bowl with rounded bottom curving low outward to wall, rounding at 1/2 height, inward curve to rim - two small handles attached to upper wall below rim, pierced through for hanging holes. Brown ware with red slip, heavily oxidized black.
Miniature Bowl
Costa Rican Artist
undated
La Selva phase; Curridabot ware Small pot with raised base ring, flattened inside, wall rising with steep outward curve to 3/4 height, raised ridge around wall, inward sloping to flat, outward flare of rim. Brown ware with red slip - 3 evenly spaced oblong pellets of clay placed above ridge, flattened in middle with 2 vertical inscribed lines - inscribed lines in spaces in between making chevron pattern.
Small Pot
Costa Rican Artist
500-1200
Small Jar
Small Jar
Costa Rican Artist
undated
Miniature jar with wide rounded bottom - walls curve quickly from outward slope to inward, running to narrow mouth with slight raised inward flaring rim. Brown ware with red slip, heavily oxidized to mostly black appearance.
Miniature Jar
Costa Rican Artist
undated
Small globular jar with wide rounded bottom - wall curves outward to 1/2 height, slopes inward to rim - raised rim with outward flare - two small conical nubbins placed opposite on wall just above 1/2 height. Brown ware with red slip - traces of black pigment on bottom - vertical lines radiating from center of bottom to ring at half height.
Small Jar
Costa Rican Artist
undated
Miniature pot with rounded bottom curving outward into lower wall to 1/2 height - raised ridge around wall, upper wall sloping sharply inwards - short raised neck with outward flaring rim - two small nubbins placed opposite each other just above ridge. Brown ware with red slip.
Miniature Pot
Costa Rican Artist
500-1200
Small globular jar with wide rounded base - curves upward into wall, breaks inward 1/4 height and slopes inward to rim- raised rim with outward flare. Brown ware with red slip.
Small Jar
Costa Rican Artist
undated
Small jar with rounded bottom curving up into wall, rounding inward at 1/2 height, inward curve to outward flaring rim - two small nubbins, situated opposite each other just below rim, each with 3 small indented holes in a line with another indented hole on either side of nubbin. Buffware with red slip - three pairs, evenly spaced, of painted vertical bands radiating from center of bottom up to rim.
Small Jar
Costa Rican Artist
undated
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 jar with small flattened area on otherwise rounded bottom, curving up to outward sloping wall, raised ridge at angle break - 1/2 height inward slope to small raised rim with slight outward flare, three conical nubbins, evenly spaced, on upper wall. Brown ware with red slip.
Small Jar
Costa Rican Artist
undated
Miniature pot with spherical bottom rounding up to wall, curving inward at 2/3 height, short raised rim with slight outward slope - supported by conical tripod legs - three small nubs, located on upper wall opposite each leg.
Miniature Tripod Bowl
Costa Rican Artist
1000-1550
Period VI Miniature chocolate ware globular jar with rounded bottom, curving up into wall, rounding to inward curve at 1/2 height to small mouth with a short raised rim. Brown ware with chocolate brown slip.
Miniature Jar
Costa Rican Artist
1200-1550

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