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Animal Effigy Bowl400–600 CE

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Ceramic animal-form vessel in terra-cotta red with black painted geometric decoration, open bowl body, four stubby legs, and an upswept pointed tail
Ceramic vessel in the form of a four-legged animal with an elongated pointed snout and upswept tail forming a spout; red-slipped surface decorated with black painted geometric and spotted patterns along the body.
Title
Animal Effigy Bowl
Culture
Greater Coclé
Place Made
Panama, Tonosi style
Date Made
400–600 CE
Style
Tonosi
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
Length: 9 1/2 in. (24.13 cm) Diameter: 3 3/4 in. (10.16 cm) Height: 3 3/4 in. (8.89 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Drs. Alan Grinnell and Feelie Lee
Accession Number
M.2014.261.3
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas