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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
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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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