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Tripod Bowl - PF.3662
Origin: Costa Rica
Circa: 500
AD
to 1000
AD
Dimensions:
10" (25.4cm) high
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Medium: Terracotta
$6,000.00
Location: United States
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This tripod vessel has a Jicara (pear shaped
gourd) body, the rounded bottom curves into a
steep shoulder, above which there is an
appliquéd and stippled band. The neck is
splayed, and the whole is supported on hollow
legs containing rattles. What makes the vessel
particularly attractive is the way in which the
outer loops of the legs are formed as
zoomorphic creatures. This imposing funerary
piece is decorated with red slip, and we are left
to ponder on the fascinating myth-religious
system of these ancient peoples.
- (PF.3662)
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