Lid of Bowl with Iguana
c. 600–1100 (Thermoluminescence date, 995–1395)
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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https://clevelandart.org/art/1995.72.b
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...
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1995.72.b
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