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

Libation Cup

Date1200-1476
Place of originNorth Coast, Peru, South America
MediumCeramic with black slip and pigments
Dimensions7 5/8 x 4 3/4 (diameter) in. (19.4 x 12.1 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Object numberC-74-103
Collections
Figure of hollow gray pottery; slipped red from mouth down; firing holes in temples.
Seated Male Figure
West Mexican Artist
1-200
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
Jar with flat base of small diameter, rounding up to wall that swells outward in lower half, tapers inward and then vertical for top of 1/3 of wall, rounded rim, interior is rounded.
Rounded Cup with Two Seated Lords
Maya Artist
593-830
Vessel in form of coiled serpent, with tail looped over one coil of body, end extending opposite head, wide triangular head with broad mouth open showing clenched triangular teeth, circular eyes and nose ridge on top of head, small globular cup on top of tail loop, opening into hollow body.
Serpent cup
Inca Artist
1400–1530
Jar with hemispherical bottom curving up into wall, curving inward at 2/3 height, indenting ring around middle of upper wall, short raised rim with slight outward slope. Grey ware with black slip. Small attached head along indented ring, large raised eyebrows, coffee bean eyes, boxy snout with open mouth (possibly a monkey). Small nubbin on opposite side, notched to appear as "X".
Jar with figure head
Costa Rican Artist
1200-1522
Tall bowl with flat bottom, rounded lower wall formed into nine lobes, rising into straight, vertical wall; upper frieze of four inscribed face glyphs separated by vertical lines, three wide inscribed bands below, vertical inscribed lines between each lobe.
Inscribed Bowl
Maya Artist
600-700
Blackware bowl with rounded bottom, curving up to rounded wall, begin inward slope halfway, to vertical wall from 2/3 height; two incised rings around exterior of rim incised design of paired stepped grec motifs below, body of bowl is divided into 24 incised lobes, vertical sections with circular tops.
Blackware Bowl
Maya Artist
700-850
Globular jar with slightly rounded bottom, curving up into gradually rounded wall, angle break at 2/3 height with wall sloping inwards to raised rim with outward slope. grey ware with black slip, 4 nubbins attached to wall just above angle break in quadrants, opposites paired with one set a round nub with raised lateral crest ridge and slit at 1/2 height, other set is cylindrical numb ridges angled downward off sides.
Globular Jar
Costa Rican Artist
1200-1550
Globular jar with hemispherical bottom curving up into wall at 2/3 height is a wide indented groove with wall continuing at an inward slope to long neck. 2 raised rings with notches at base of neck and center of upper wall, wide raised ridge below rim. Grey ware with black slip, 2 small nubbins opposite each other on wall just above wide indented groove groups of incised lines, in opposing diagonals on rim.
Globular Jar
Costa Rican Artist
1200-1550
Large globular jar with hemispherical bottom curving up into wall beginning to curve inwards at half height, raised ridge at 3/4 height forms angel break, inward slope of wall to raised neck with stepped rim 2 raised rings with notched below neck, another larger ring below stepped rim. grey ware with black slip figure head attached at angle break somewhat lopsided, modeled ears, large forehead, small donut eyes, pointy snout (possibly monkey) 3 small nubbins on the quadrants of angle breaks wi…
Large globular jar
Costa Rican Artist
1200-1550
Globular jar
Globular jar
Costa Rican Artist
1200-1550
Small bowl with slightly rounded base supported on small tripod nubbins, area between nubbins is slightly concave. Wall rises straight with slight outward slope to rim. 2 inscribed bands near rim, another near bottom frame panel area - 2 inscribed monkey figures on opposite sides - reclined with knees bent, hands held out in front, long tail curling out behind.
Tripod bowl
Maya Artist
700-850

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