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Anthropomorphic Effigy Vessel500–800 CE

Not on view
Small spherical ceramic vessel with a modeled human face, painted in red and black on terracotta clay, with low-relief eyes, nose, and mouth and small ear-like projections

Unknown, Anthropomorphic Effigy Vessel, 500–800 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Andrew Schwartz, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Anthropomorphic Effigy Vessel
Culture
Guanacaste-Nicoya
Place Made
Costa Rica
Date Made
500–800 CE
Medium
Ceramic with orange, red, and black slip
Dimensions
3 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (8.26 x 11.43 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Andrew Schwartz
Accession Number
AC1993.211.1
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas