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Object Number 976-33-20/24799
Display Title Nicoya Polychrome vessel; globular cuspidor shape; orange-red slip; black rim
Descriptions
Object Description Nicoya Polychrome vessel; globular cuspidor shape; orange-red slip; black rim; serpent symbols in red and black attached to rim.
Inventory Description Ceramic, polychrome bowl, round bottom, wide base tapering up to slightly constr
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Bowl
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Middle Polychrome Period?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Costa Rica / Guanacaste / <County> / Nicoya
Additional Geographic Terms Filadelfia
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 10.5 x 18 cm (4 1/8 x 7 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 976-33-20/24799; 28; 11. Filadelfia

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