<em>Tripod Bowl</em>, 800–1500. Ceramic, orange slip, 3 x 5 3/4 x 5 1/16 in. (7.6 x 14.6 x 12.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Minor C. Keith in memory of her husband, 31.1111. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.31.1111_view1.jpg)

Tripod Bowl

Medium: Ceramic, orange slip

Geograhical Locations:

Dates:800–1500

Dimensions: 3 x 5 3/4 x 5 1/16 in. (7.6 x 14.6 x 12.9 cm)

Collections:

Accession Number: 31.1111

Image: CUR.31.1111_view1.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Small orange tripod bowl with hollow, rattle legs; incurving sides; and a flared rim. The front of the vessel is decorated with an abstract, modeled, appliqué head, which rests on the hands of long, thin arms extending from the base of the vessel's two front legs. The vessel is unpainted and the legs are perforated with long, rectangular slits. The ceramic style may be unpainted Irazú Yellow Line or unpainted Tuis. Condition: good;

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