Jar
Artist
Chorotega Culture
(Pre-Columbian)
Date1000–1500
Mediumceramic
Dimensions22.2 x 18.7 x 10.5 cm (8 3/4 x 7 3/8 x 4 1/8 in.)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Terms
Object number1951.104
DescriptionPainted pottery. Tripod - Jaguar head, front legs and tail painted band of design at top. Terra cotta.ProvenanceMinor C. Keith (1848–1929) collection, reportedly found on a Las Mercedes plantation, Costa Rica, 1908–1909; John Wise, Ltd., New York, NY; sold to the Brooklyn Museum, NY, 1934 (34.1744, alt. #11043); sold to the Worcester Art Museum, 1951.
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