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Pre-Columbian Pottery (replica) - 'effigy pot' : armadillo
$490.00
Code: PCCR038
Size: 12" long x 12” tall (31 x 31 cms)
All of the pre-European reproduction pieces in the Namu collection are faithful replicas of such authentic objects (in gold, jade, pottery and stone) seen in the exhibition halls of Costa Rica's world class national museums in San Jose. This 'effigy pot' is part of the Gran Nicoya archeological region (that spans from Orotina, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste Costa Rica up to Masaya, Nicaragua). By the time Spanish explorers had wandered into this region during the 1530's, this pottery making culture was reaching their zenith regarding complexity of from, design and technique. Needless to say, these Europeans were astonished by the sophistication of such objects. One can read in the colonial chronicles about the admiring observations of the newcomers to this region. This effigy pot is a homage to an endemic mammal from this territory - the armadillo.
Such vessels would have contained either cacao, or maize 'chicha' - all important beverages for this culture. Gran Nicoya Archeological Region (Nicoya Peninsula and Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica), 1300-European contact.
Size: 12" long x 12” tall (31 x 31 cms)
All of the pre-European reproduction pieces in the Namu collection are faithful replicas of such authentic objects (in gold, jade, pottery and stone) seen in the exhibition halls of Costa Rica's world class national museums in San Jose. This 'effigy pot' is part of the Gran Nicoya archeological region (that spans from Orotina, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste Costa Rica up to Masaya, Nicaragua). By the time Spanish explorers had wandered into this region during the 1530's, this pottery making culture was reaching their zenith regarding complexity of from, design and technique. Needless to say, these Europeans were astonished by the sophistication of such objects. One can read in the colonial chronicles about the admiring observations of the newcomers to this region. This effigy pot is a homage to an endemic mammal from this territory - the armadillo.
Such vessels would have contained either cacao, or maize 'chicha' - all important beverages for this culture. Gran Nicoya Archeological Region (Nicoya Peninsula and Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica), 1300-European contact.