Description:

Pre-Columbian, Panama, Chiriqui, ca. 900 to 1200 CE. A hand-built spider-legged tripod vessel or chocolate pot. The vessel has an elegant, round-bottomed body, detailed with red pigment around the mouth, supported by three long, hollow legs, each taking the form of a charming toucan-like bird with a huge beak and banded wings stretched across its back. The openwork legs contain a small rattle ball intended to create a percussive sound when moved. This style of jar is sometimes referred to as a "cocoa cup" as it may have been used to hold the traditional drink. Size: 3.9" W x 4.7" H (9.9 cm x 11.9 cm)

Provenance: ex-private New York, New York, USA collection before 2010

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#147341

  • Condition: Legs and rim are repaired. These repairs are well done and generally difficult to see, with a few small losses along the repaired lines. Light deposits and really nice root marks on surface. Great preservation of form.

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