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Collections

Pedestal Plate with Catfish or Hammerhead Shark Creature800–1200 CE

On view:
Geffen Galleries, Ancestral Ceramics from Panama and Colombia
Ceramic plate seen from above, with painted tan, brick red, and dark brown decoration; wide rim with alternating blocks and a central curvilinear zoomorphic figure
Title
Pedestal Plate with Catfish or Hammerhead Shark Creature
Culture
Greater Coclé
Place Made
Panama, Herrera or Los Santos Province
Date Made
800–1200 CE
Style
Macaracas or Parita
Medium
Engobe-painted earthenware
Dimensions
Height: 7 3/4 × 8 3/4 in. (19.69 × 22.23 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Alan Grinnell and Feelie Lee
Accession Number
M.2016.348.17
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas