Vessel http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/398/vessel ArtsConnectEd.org Art Collector Set: Vessel Vessel http://www.artsconnected.org/images/favicon.png http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/398/vessel 16 16 Vessel http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/398/vessel http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/398/vessel Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects, Ceramic Artist Unknown (Guanecaste) 1190 1190 Guanecaste, Central America, Costa Rica, Isthmus region Ceramic, pigment Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects Thu, 10 Jan 2013 02:04:11 -0500 <table cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Title</td> <td><h3 property="dcterms:title cdwalite:title">Vessel</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Artist</td> <td><h3><a property="dcterms:creator cdwalite:displayCreator" href="http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/list/breadcrumb/true/f_workDisplayCreator/Artist+Unknown+%28Guanecaste%29">Artist Unknown (Guanecaste)</a></h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Date</td> <td><h3 property="dcterms:created dc:date cdwalite:displayCreationDate cdwalite:earliestDate vra:date" content="1190">c. 1200</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label" style="padding-right:7px;">Institution</td> <td><a href="http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/list/breadcrumb/true/f_InstitutionTitle/Minneapolis+Institute+of+Arts">Minneapolis Institute of Arts</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Location</td> <td> On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, <a href="http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/list/breadcrumb/true/query/location%3A%22G260%22">G260</a> </td> </tr> </table><br/>Tripod effigy vessel, large, with the head of a jaguar in high relief. Two legs, finished at the base of the neck with rigid ring handles formed of the jaguar's front legs, represent the hind legs and are pierced and contain pellets. The third support, in the form of a flattened tail, emerges from the back of the vessel. The jaguar head, an oblong, bib-like area below, the legs, and a wide band at the throat, are painted in polychrome with geometric designs on an orange ground. High polish. http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/398/vessel Artist Unknown (Guanecaste)