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Collections

Tripod Figural Jar with Bird Beak200–500 CE

Not on view
Small unglazed ceramic vessel with a rounded body, short neck, flared rim, three pointed feet, and applied lizard-like figures in low relief on the shoulder
Terracotta tripod vessel with globular body, narrow neck with flared rim, small loop handle, and applied nub projections on the shoulder; unglazed buff-brown surface with visible wear and pink-orange patches.
Small ceramic vessel with globular body, flared rim, single loop handle, and three pointed feet; unglazed buff clay surface with incised linear markings on the body.
Title
Tripod Figural Jar with Bird Beak
Culture
Greater Coclé
Place Made
Panama
Date Made
200–500 CE
Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
7 1/4 x 7 in. (18.42 x 17.78 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Drs. Alan Grinnell and Feelie Lee
Accession Number
M.2007.227.11
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas