Fragment of animal in pottery

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Object Number 78-42-20/15143

Display Title Fragment of animal in pottery

Descriptions

Inventory Description Ceramic figurine sherd, zoomorphic feline? face, upper jaw with prominent canines and smaller incised teeth, narrow nose, incised line denoting lips from gums, polychrome pigment on exterior, worn

Classification

Sherd

Department Archaeological

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Central America / Nicaragua / Granada / Zapatera Island

Additional Geographic Terms Zapatero Island

Materials Ceramic , Pigment

Dimensions Overall: 4 × 5.7 × 5.1 cm (1 9/16 × 2 1/4 × 2 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 15.143; apatera

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Image Not Available for Foot of dish, face, human	78-42-20/15109	Foot of dish, face, human	Figurine	Nicaragua
Image Not Available for Pottery figurine heads with incised lines on faces.	35-106-20/12989.1	Pottery figurine heads with incised lines on faces.	Sherd	Mexico
	998-23-50/12968	Poro "Death Mask"	Mask Raw Material	Liberia
Image Not Available for Grotesque animal head, terracotta	78-42-20/17159	Grotesque animal head, terracotta	Figurine	Nicaragua
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Image Not Available for Pottery faces- parts of figurines	35-106-20/8570	Pottery faces- parts of figurines	Sherd	Santiago Ahuizotla

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