Incense Burner Bowl with Animal Head on Handle

Costa Rica, Pre-Columbian

  • Titles Incense Burner Bowl with Animal Head on Handle (Descriptive)
  • Medium ceramic
  • Credit Line Gift of Harrison Ross Steeves III in memory of Harrison Ross Steeves Jr., 2000.48
  • Work Type bowl
  • Classification Containers

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Vessel, Nazca culture, Pre-Columbian, earthenware and slip
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Standing male figure with legs spread, arms held slightly forward, hands cupped toward thumbs. Figure wears headdress with raised knobs, earspools, tunic, belt with front and back flaps, bracelets, sandals. Facial features include high forehead, downward-gazing eyes, classic prominent nose-bridge, slightly open mouth.
Bowl, Mexico, Pre-Columbian, earthenware