Detail View: The AMICA Library: Lidded Bowl with Modeled Iguana
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1995.72.a-b
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Nationality:
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Costa Rican
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Northern Costa Rica, Guanacaste-Nicoya Region
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Title:
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Lidded Bowl with Modeled Iguana
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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c. 300-1100
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Creation Start Date:
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300
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Creation End Date:
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1100
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Materials and Techniques:
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earthenware with colored slip
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Classification Term:
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Ceramic
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Classification Term:
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Ceramic
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Style or Period:
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Northern Costa Rica
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Dimensions:
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Base: 15.1cm x 35cm, Lid: 29.9cm x 38cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1995.72.a
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ID Number:
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1995.72.b
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Credit Line:
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Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund
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Rights:
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Context:
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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.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1995.72.a-b.tif
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