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Dignitary on Double-Headed Serpent Throne800–1600 CE

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Small unglazed ceramic vessel on four cylindrical legs, densely incised with geometric patterns and decorated with a large sculpted face, flanking serpent figures, and a pierced radiating disk backplate
Ceramic tripod vessel with dense low-relief carving; a fanged supernatural face with open mouth and large fan-shaped headdress rises above the body, which is covered in interlocking geometric and zoomorphic patterns; pale gray-green clay with matte surface.
Title
Dignitary on Double-Headed Serpent Throne
Culture
Tairona
Place Made
Colombia, Tairona
Date Made
800–1600 CE
Medium
Incised ceramic
Dimensions
4 5/8 × 4 7/16 × 3 1/2 in. (11.75 × 11.27 × 8.89 cm)
Credit Line
The Muñoz Kramer Collection, gift of Stephen and Claudia Muñoz-Kramer and Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2007.146.11
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas