Jaguar Bowl
Unknown Artist
c. 850–1500
Medium
resist-painted earthenware
Dimensions
12.1 × 12.8 × 17.6 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Art of the Americas
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Phyllis Sloane in memory of Rose White
Accession Number
1998.87
About this artwork
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.