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Collections

Burial Urn with Supernatural Anthropomorphic Beings800–1000 CE

On view:
Geffen Galleries, Ancestral Ceramics from Panama and Colombia
Large ceramic vessel with wide rounded shoulder tapering to a narrow base, upper half densely covered in painted and incised spiral and curvilinear motifs in brown, black, and red
Ceramic vessel with a wide, squat body and narrow foot, decorated overall with painted curvilinear and geometric patterns in dark brown, red, and olive green, including spirals, chevrons, and a rectangular motif near the rim.
Title
Burial Urn with Supernatural Anthropomorphic Beings
Culture
Greater Coclé
Place Made
Panama, Herrera Province, Macaracas style
Date Made
800–1000 CE
Style
Macaracas
Medium
Engobe-painted earthenware
Dimensions
Diameter: 23 in. (58.42 cm) Height: 19 1/2 in. (49.53 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Drs. Alan Grinnell and Feelie Lee in memory of Dr. Virginia Fields
Accession Number
M.2013.223.1
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas