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Armadillo-Effigy Jar600–900 CE

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Ceramic jar with a wide rounded body, flared rim, and painted geometric bands in black and terracotta-red, with a small modeled animal-head protrusion on the lower body
Ceramic vessel with wide rounded body and flared neck, painted in black and red on a buff ground with bands of triangles, crosshatching, and vertical stripes; a small modeled animal head protrudes from one side.
Ceramic jar with globular body and flared rim, decorated with painted geometric bands in black, red, and tan, including crosshatch and triangle patterns; a small modeled animal head protrudes from one side.
Ceramic jar with globular body and flared rim, painted in black, red, and cream with geometric bands including a crosshatch panel and triangular borders encircling the shoulder, and a small zoomorphic figure with curved lines on the lower body.
Ceramic jar with globular body, flared rim, and small loop handles at the shoulder, decorated with painted geometric bands of black triangles, checkerboard patterns, and red horizontal stripes on a buff ground.
Ceramic jar with wide globular body, flared rim, and small lug handle, painted with bands of black and red geometric patterns including rows of alternating triangles and dot-filled fields on a buff ground.

Unknown, Armadillo-Effigy Jar, 600–900 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Alan Grinnell and Feelie Lee, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Armadillo-Effigy Jar
Culture
Greater Coclé
Place Made
Panama, Conte style
Date Made
600–900 CE
Style
Conte
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
Height: 7 in. (17.78 cm) Length: 9 in. (22.86 cm) Diameter: 9 in. (19.05 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Drs. Alan Grinnell and Feelie Lee
Accession Number
M.2014.261.6
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas