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Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Jar
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Jar

Artist/Maker (Costa Rica)
Dateca. 1000-1550
Mediumpottery and paint
DimensionsOverall: 6 x 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (15.2 x 21.6 x 16.5 cm)
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Bischoff
Terms
    Object number84.0255.05
    DescriptionAnother example of the Jicote polychrome style, this vessel is shaped like a shoe in order to provide more horizontal surface for decoration while still retaining the liquid inside. Intertwined bands around the rim may represent twin serpents and the painted design below is certainly a supernatural face. When filled with drink, this vessel must have been placed in soft sand or held as the globular base does not allow it to balance on its own.
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    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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