Double Chamber Tripod Bowl
Artist/Maker
Central Highlands/Atlantic Watershed
Costa Rica
Dateca. 100 BCE-500 CE
CultureCentral Highlands/Atlantic Watershed
Mediumpottery and slip paint
DimensionsOverall: 4 x 6 1/2 x 4 3/8 in. (10.2 x 16.5 x 11.1 cm)
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineGift of Erik Speyer
Terms
Object number85.0279
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DescriptionThe decoration of early ceramics was confined to the manipulation of the clay and its surface. In this example, the clay was alternately burnished and incised producing a beautifully balanced red-on-buff zoned design.- Art of the Ancient Americas
