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Figural Vessel1000–1100

Not on view
Ceramic vessel with rounded body and short collar, painted with interlocking geometric and curvilinear motifs in brick red and dark brown on a cream slip ground
Ceramic effigy vessel with a rounded globular body and a modeled animal head at the rim, painted with bold geometric patterns—stepped spirals, scrolls, and angular forms—in black, red, and cream slip.
Ceramic vessel with globular body and constricted neck, painted with geometric step-fret and spiral motifs in red, black, and cream; small lateral lug at shoulder; surface shows wear and age.
Ceramic vessel with a globular body and a sculptural spout in the form of a face, painted with geometric step-fret and spiral patterns in red, dark brown, and cream slip.
Title
Figural Vessel
Culture
Greater Coclé
Place Made
Panama, Parita style
Date Made
1000–1100
Style
Parita
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
4 3/4 x 4 in. (12.07 x 10.16 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Drs. Alan Grinnell and Feelie Lee
Accession Number
M.2007.227.5
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas