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Collections

Tripod Jar with Human Porters200 BCE–450 CE

On view: David Geffen GalleriesEarth and Water
Ceramic vessel with large spherical red-and-brown mottled body and flat flared rim, supported by four small human figural supports with raised arms and outward-facing heads

Unknown, Tripod Jar with Human Porters, 200 BCE–450 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Tripod Jar with Human Porters
Culture
Colima
Place Made
Mexico, Colima
Date Made
200 BCE–450 CE
Medium
Slip-painted earthenware
Dimensions
11 x 14 in. (27.94 x 35.56 cm)
Credit Line
The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch
Accession Number
M.86.296.188
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Kan, Michael, Meighan, Clement, Nicholson, H.B. and Rexford Stead. Sculpture of Ancient West Mexico: Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1970.