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Tripod Vessel200 BCE–500 CE

Not on view
Ceramic tripod vessel with burnished red-brown globular body on three hollow crouching figural supports, terra-cotta clay with mottled surface patina
Ceramic vessel with globular body, narrow flared neck, and deep red slip surface showing age-worn patches; supported on three hollow feet with incised figural designs visible on the front foot.
Title
Tripod Vessel
Culture
Colima
Place Made
Mexico, Colima
Date Made
200 BCE–500 CE
Medium
Burnished ceramic with slip
Dimensions
Height: 9 in. (22.86)
Credit Line
Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing
Accession Number
M.83.217.25
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Magaloni, Diana, Davide Domenici, and Alyce de Carteret. We Live in Painting: the Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2024.