Context (Auction / Sale)
Purchased by the donor from Julio L. Lacayo, 86 Princess St., Manchester.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Description (Physical description)
Description for 1924.335 A-J: 'Ten feet of pottery vessels, almost certainly bowls on three feet. The feet are in form of human or monstrous animal heads and contain clay balls and are thus rattles.'
Event Date
Author: maa

Context (Field collection)
Found near town of Rivas west of Lake Nicaragua and brought from there by Julio Lacayo in October 1922.
Event Date 10/1922
Author: maa

Context (Analysis)
Cf. 1924.335 G, 1924.335 J, 1950.639, and 1950.637.
Event Date 2/7/2024
Author: Sophie Wardle

Description (Physical description)
Anthropomorphic or anthropozoomorphic foot sherd; likely from a tripod vessel, perhaps a tripod bowl. Hollow, with a circular perforation in its back. It likely formerly contained a clay ball, which formed a rattle. It seems modelled to represent a human or humanoid head, with prominent brows and cheek bones and possibly an animal- or monkey-like open mouth (formed by perforations), perhaps with teeth bared. Red fabric with shimmering inclusions. Remnants of white or cream slip. Perhaps Nicoya polychrome ware.
Event Date 2/7/2024
Author: Sophie Wardle