Jaguar Bowl

Description

Probably from the southern highland region of Colombia, this unusual vessel has a bowl in the form of a comically fierce jaguar, mounted atop a pedestal base.

Provenance

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Jaguar Bowl

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c. 850–1500

Accession Number

1998.87

Medium

resist-painted earthenware

Dimensions

Overall: 12.1 x 12.8 x 17.6 cm (4 3/4 x 5 1/16 x 6 15/16 in.)

Classification

Ceramic

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Phyllis Sloane in memory of Rose White