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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Costa Rican
Title:Tripod jar (incusario) with two canine figures
Date Made:1000-1550 CE
Type:Container
Materials:Ceramic; earthenware
Place Made:Central America; Costa Rica
Measurements:overall: 6 3/4 in x 5 1/2 in x 7 3/8 in; 17.145 cm x 13.97 cm x 18.7325 cm
Accession Number:  MH 2005.6.3
Credit Line:Gift of Susan Eisenhart Schilling (Class of 1932)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Tripod incusario with two canine figures. Figure at proper right is frontal, second canine nuzzles back of other dog's neck. Coffee-bean eyes, triangular ears, protruding tongues. No indication of canine feet, simple pyramidal supports.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; indigenous people; pottery; containers; vessels

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