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Tripod Vessel - PF.3677
Origin: Costa Rica
Circa: 500
AD
to 1000
AD
Dimensions:
7.5" (19.1cm) high
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Medium: Terracotta
$1,800.00
Location: United States
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| Description |
This elegant slightly rounded vessel with a tall
flared neck is decorated in relief by three groups
of three clustered bosses. Three hollow legs that
contain rattles support the vessel. Most
strikingly, the legs are in the form of tapir heads,
the modeling of which is quite remarkable. The
ears are appliquéd, the eyes and the sides of the
mouth are holes, and the charming incised,
slightly out-turned snouts provide the footrests
- (PF.3677)
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