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Collections

Pedestal Plate with Bi-Colored Dancing Figure1000–1100

On view:
Geffen Galleries, Ancestral Ceramics from Panama and Colombia
Ceramic footed bowl with wide, shallow form on a flared pedestal, painted in brick red and dark brown with spiral and chevron motifs on a cream ground
Ceramic plate viewed from above, with painted polychrome decoration in red, gray, and cream. A central zoomorphic figure with a hooked beak and outstretched limbs is surrounded by dense curvilinear and scroll motifs filling the entire interior surface.
Ceramic pedestal bowl with wide shallow basin atop a flared cylindrical base; interior decorated with curvilinear swirling motifs in red, gray, and cream; exterior base painted with bold chevron bands in orange, dark brown, and tan.
Title
Pedestal Plate with Bi-Colored Dancing Figure
Culture
Greater Coclé
Place Made
Panama, Herrera Province, Parita, Macaracas style
Date Made
1000–1100
Style
Macaracas
Medium
Engobe-painted earthenware
Dimensions
Height: 5 1/8 in. (13 cm); Diameter: 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Drs. Alan Grinnell and Feelie Lee
Accession Number
M.2001.168.4
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas