id:			159279
accession number:	1995.72.b
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1995.72.b
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Lid of Bowl with Iguana, c. 600-1100 (Thermoluminescence date, 995-1395). Costa Rica, Southern Nicoya region, 7th-12th Century. Ceramic, slip; lid: 29.9 x 38.1 cm (11 3/4 x 15 in.); lappets: 29.9 x 38.1 cm (11 3/4 x 15 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund 1995.72.b

title:				Lid of Bowl with Iguana
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creation date:			c. 600-1100 (Thermoluminescence date, 995-1395)
creation date earliest:		600
creation date latest:		1100
current location:		233 Mesoamerican and Intermediate Region
creditline:			Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund
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culture:	Costa Rica, Southern Nicoya region, 7th-12th Century
technique:	ceramic, slip
department:	Art of the Americas
collection:	AA - Intermediate Region
type:		Ceramic
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measurements: Lid: 29.9 x 38.1 cm (11 3/4 x 15 in.); Lappets: 29.9 x 38.1 cm (11 3/4 x 15 in.)
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PROVENANCE

	Update on pre-acquisition history pending.
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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fun fact: 
Green iguanas can grow to be over 6 feet long.

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wall description: 
At the time of the Spanish conquest in the 16th century, Costa Rican mythology linked iguanas to the sky and to rulers. The earlier makers of this vessel left no written records, but they may have had similar beliefs. The lizard poses as though basking in the sun, a celestial body, and assumes an aggressive stance that could be likened to a ruler's: the teeth and chin under the dewlap are displayed, Also, fine ceramics like this were buried in the graves of the high-status dead, some of them certainly leaders of the several groups that competed in the area.
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