Jar
Artist/Maker
Greater Nicoya
Costa Rica
Dateca. 1000-1550
CultureGreater Nicoya
Mediumpottery and slip paint
DimensionsOverall: 9 3/8 x 9 1/4 in. (23.8 x 23.5 cm)
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineGift of Seymour Rosenberg
Terms
Object number72.016.005
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DescriptionThis large, red-slipped jar has a globular body with a compressed neck and round bottom made to sit in sand or atop another vessel. The upper surface is decorated with a simple floral design. It may have been a jar for daily or secular use rather than for ritual practices, and the tightly restricted neck indicates it must have been used for the transport of water or some other useful liquid.- Art of the Ancient Americas
