Jaguar effigy tripod vessel
Artist
Nicoya artist(s)
CultureNicoya
OriginGuanacaste, Costa Rica
PeriodLate Period VI (1000-1550)
Date1200-1400
MediumEarthenware with slip
DimensionsOverall: 36.7 x 28 x 25.5 cm (14 7/16 x 11 x 10 1/16 in.)
DescriptionNicoya tripod jaguar dish, Late Period VI, with projecting head and open snout, with rattle feet. It is painted with black and orange geometric designs on a tan ground.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.148
Classifications
Ancestral AbiayalaSub-classification
IntermediateCollections
Status
On view
Artist / Maker: Nicoya artist(s)
1200-1400
Object number: G83.1.147
Artist / Maker: Veracruz artist(s)
900-1200
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Artist / Maker: Nasca artist(s)
100-300
Object number: G83.1.187
Artist / Maker: Maya artist(s)
700-800
Object number: G83.1.142
Artist / Maker: Maya artist(s)
650-750
Object number: G83.1.140
Artist / Maker: Maya artist(s)
400-500
Object number: G83.1.103a-b