COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1995.72.a-b
AMICA Library Year:
1998
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Nationality:
Costa Rican
Creator Name-CRT:
Northern Costa Rica, Guanacaste-Nicoya Region
Title:
Lidded Bowl with Modeled Iguana
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
c. 300-1100
Creation Start Date:
300
Creation End Date:
1100
Materials and Techniques:
earthenware with colored slip
Classification Term:
Ceramic
Classification Term:
Ceramic
Style or Period:
Northern Costa Rica
Dimensions:
Base: 15.1cm x 35cm, Lid: 29.9cm x 38cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1995.72.a
ID Number:
1995.72.b
Credit Line:
Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund
Context:
This large vessel, with a modeled iguana surmounting the lid, is among the most impressive yet charming examples of Costa Rican pottery known. Sleek and plump, with a polished red surface, the iguana dominates the composition. The reptile's regal pose and expression are faintly comical, however, because iguanas are a prized food in rural Central America. Perhaps the bowl was a serving vessel for iguana stew.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1995.72.a-b.tif
