Double Chamber Tripod Bowl
Artist/Maker
Central Highlands/Atlantic Watershed
(Costa Rica)
Dateca. 100 BCE-500 CE
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
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.On View
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