Atlantean stool or table
Artist:
Costa Rica
Date: 1000-1550 CE
Medium: Stone
Classification: Furnishings
Credit Line: Gift of Henry Schnakenberg
Object number: 1954.22.183
DescriptionRound, slightly concave top with raised rim. Stone. Vertical side of rim decorated with incised band in low relief. Top supported by hands (paws), tails and heads of four figures - jaguar or monkey. Ring around base connects two pairs of "jaguars", teeth bared, round eyes defined by incised lines, toes and fingers delineated by incised lines. Short, stubby legs slightly bent. One figure in each pair missing one leg, diagonal incised lines on top part of each tail, definite indication of breasts on one figure, suggestion on two others.
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