Guanacaste-Nicoya Avian Effigy Vessel, 800 CE - 1200 CE
Terracotta
12
PF.0434
Freely adapted from late Maya and Toltec pottery styles in Mesoamerica, this vase, with its central motif of a curved-beak bird, has a colorful presence of its own. Pseudo-glyph panels...
Freely adapted from late Maya and Toltec pottery styles in Mesoamerica, this vase, with its central motif of a curved-beak bird, has a colorful presence of its own. Pseudo-glyph panels are painted on the neck, and a large, mysterious medallion hangs suspended below the fierce head of the bird (perhaps an eagle). Whether or not the artist understood what he was creating, he endowed this vase with a vital, original energy.
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