High tripod jar with each leg decorated with a mythical two headed animals (one is a armadillo), each with a decorative crest. The center is a rounded bottom vessel with tall neck.
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Effigy Jar

Maker unknown

1200–1500

Artwork Information

  • Title:

    Effigy Jar

  • Artist:

    Maker unknown

  • Artist Bio:

    Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste-Nicoya

  • Date:

    1200–1500

  • Medium:

    Terra cotta

  • Dimensions:

    7 x 6 3/8 x 6 5/8 inches

  • Credit Line:

    Wichita Art Museum, Gift of S.O. Bud and Louise Beren

  • Object Number:

    2019.22.4

  • Display:

    Not Currently on Display