c. 850–1500
Resist-painted earthenware
Overall: 12.1 x 12.8 x 17.6 cm (4 3/4 x 5 1/16 x 6 15/16 in.)
Gift of Phyllis Sloane in memory of Rose White 1998.87
Probably from the southern highland region of Colombia, this unusual vessel has a bowl in the form of a comically fierce jaguar, mounted atop a pedestal base.
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