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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
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    Object number89.0159
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    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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