Bat effigy vessel
Artist
Tairona artist(s)
CultureTairona
OriginSierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Columbia
Date1000-1500
MediumEarthenware with pigment
DimensionsOverall: 24 x 28 x 16.5 cm (9 7/16 x 11 x 6 1/2 in.)
DescriptionTairona tetra pod crescent-form effigy vessel, four-legged boat-shaped, surmounted on one end is a seated male figure wearing monster mask. At the other end is a bottle-shaped spout at the other end and there is a large spout flaring from the centre. It is painted in black-black.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.174
Classifications
Ancestral AbiayalaSub-classification
AndeanCollections
Status
On view
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.1a-b
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.2a-b
Artist / Maker: Nasca artist(s)
100-300
Object number: G83.1.187
Artist / Maker: Nicoya artist(s)
1200-1400
Object number: G83.1.147
