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

Artist/Maker Greater Nicoya Costa Rica
Dateca. 1000-1550
CultureGreater Nicoya
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
    On View
    Not on view
    Collections
    • Art of the Ancient Americas
    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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