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Tall tripod bowl
Diquís/Chiriquí
Period VI
A.D. 1000–1550
Object Place: Diquís Province or Department of Chiriquí, Costa Rica or Panamá
Medium/Technique
Earthenware: red slip paint
Dimensions
12 x 15.4 cm (4 3/4 x 6 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Joseph B. Stearns, New York
Accession Number83.397
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionSmall bowl with tall, tripod supports modeled and incised in the form of stylized fish. Each hollow support contains a single clay pellet that rattles when the vessel is moved. Two handles, each composed of two clay coils twisted together, are attached to the rim and sides of the bowl. Encircling the bowl's shoulder are two incised lines flanking a single discontinuous, incised line. The rolled rim is painted red as are the lower aprts of the supports and the exterior bottom of the bowl.
ProvenanceJoseph B. Stearns, New York, by October 1883; to MFA, October 1883, gift of Joseph B. Stearns.