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Tripod Vessel - PF.3690
Origin: Costa Rica
Circa: 500
AD
to 1000
AD
Dimensions:
9.5" (24.1cm) high
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Medium: Terracotta
$9,600.00
Location: United States
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| Description |
This vessel has a Jicara (pear-shaped gourd)
body; the rounded bottom is encircled with a
flange above that the neck splays slightly. The
main body of the vessel is supported by three
hollow conical, slightly out- turned legs. At the
top of these legs are seated appliquéd clay men,
they are modeled wearing headdresses and with
their hands resting on their chests. The body of
the vessel is painted with attractive red and black
slips, whilst the legs and figures are left matte.
This piece would have had funerary significance,
and we are prompted to speculate on these
guardians of the tomb.
- (PF.3690)
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