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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Pot
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Pot

Artist Unknown
CultureCentral American | Costa Rican | Pre-Columbian
DateNo Date
Mediumceramic | Terra cotta
DimensionsOverall: 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. James C. Perry
Object number34.1.91
Not on view
DescriptionThree legged terra cotta pot. Old Indian pottery. Balls in legs, two handles. Birds over legs. Pot with three hollow legs, each containing a clay ball. Two of these roll when the pot is tilted. At the top of each leg sits a bird with a large beak and short wings. 14 holes decorate the pot which has two rounded handles.

New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
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Post Classic Period
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
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8th century BC-7th century BC
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
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Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II digital slr-2009.
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Roman Period, 30 B.C.E.-395 C.E.
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II digital slr-2009.
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Roman Period, 30 B.C.-395 A.D.
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II digital slr-2009.
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Roman Period, 30 B.C.-395 A.D.