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

Artist/Maker (Pacific Coast, Mexico)
Dateca. 300 BCE-300 CE
Mediumpottery and paint
DimensionsOverall: 9 3/8 x 12 x 12 1/2 in. (23.8 x 30.5 x 31.8 cm)
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Terms
    Object number89.0159
    DescriptionThree parrots support a jar in the form of a tropical seedpod or gourd. Vessels of this shape are common in shaft-chamber tombs of West Mexico where they contained mortuary offerings. The tripod supports were comprised of either human or zoomorphic forms.
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    Collections
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Jar
    Colima
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Tripod Jar
    Central Highlands/Atlantic Watershed
    ca. 500-1000
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Bottle
    Colima
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Tripod Bowl
    Greater Nicoya
    ca. 1000-1550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Female Figure
    Nayarit
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Jar
    Nariño-Carchi
    400-1532
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Tripod Jar
    Greater Nicoya
    ca. 1000-1550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Urn
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 300-600
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Stool
    Bamileke people
    not dated
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahri
    Artist Unknown
    late 19th to early 20th century (printed 1992)
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Tripod Cylinder Vessel
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Mola
    Guna people
    ca. 1950
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