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Animal Effigy Vessel

1000–1550

Costa Rica, Southern Nicoya region, Pataky Polychrome style

Medium
earthenware with colored slips
Measurements
Overall: 29.5 x 22.1 x 29.8 cm (11 5/8 x 8 11/16 x 11 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund 1997.3
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Location
233 Mesoamerican and Intermediate Region
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Description

The Pataky style excells in animal portrayals that combine a modeled head with a flat vessel chamber that doubles as the animal’s body. It may be important that many of these animals strike human poses; creatures that combine the human and animal often have mythic import.
A cream ceramic vessel features a pear-shaped body and a tall neck. It depicts a sitting animal with a central head, rounded ears, and an open mouth. Two thick forelimbs brace the base, while painted lines represent hind legs. Around the neck, bands of red and black geometric designs and reclining creatures circle the rim. The cream surface is speckled, accented with red on the animal's face.

Animal Effigy Vessel

1000–1550

Costa Rica, Southern Nicoya region, Pataky Polychrome style

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