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Tripod Vessel - PF.3681
Origin: Costa Rica
Circa: 500
AD
to 1000
AD
Dimensions:
7.5" (19.1cm) high
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Medium: Terracotta
$2,500.00
Location: United States
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| Description |
The body of this vessel is an elegantly formed
floreros shape, a name given locally because of
its similarity to a flower vase. The main body is
supported by three hollow conical legs, which
contain rattles. The most striking element in the
formation of this vessel, are the birds modeled at
the point where the legs join the body. The
fantastical beak-bird gods are shown carrying
beasts; they were believed to be associated with
a fertility cult, through carrying human seeds in
their beaks. This piece is consequently not only
one of aesthetic beauty, but evokes the mystic
beliefs of the ancients.
- (PF.3681)
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