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

Artist/Maker Greater Nicoya Costa Rica
Dateca. 1000-1550
CultureGreater Nicoya
Mediumpottery and paint
DimensionsOverall: 10 x 11 in. (25.4 x 27.9 cm)
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineGift of Seymour Rosenberg
Terms
    Object number81.0234
    On View
    Not on view
    Collections
    • Art of the Ancient Americas
    DescriptionThis tripod jar shows a blend of two common ceramic types. The form is most closely related to the Carmen variety of Pataky polychrome, while the decorative pattern most closely resembles La Maderia polychrome. This jar has a large, ovoid shape with a slightly flaring neck and hollow tripod supports. It is painted with typical La Maderia decorative elements, characterized by the black rim with orange bands below and rectangular design panels on the tripod legs. This piece has a guilloche, or twisted band, pattern around the rim, a design commonly found throughout ancient Mesoamerica. It usually represents intertwined serpents, such as Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent diety.
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