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Stone Idol, Human & Animal form
Object Number 83-72-20/33149
Display Title Stone Idol, Human & Animal form
Descriptions
Object Description Seated human figure, "alter-ego" figure on back. Carved dark grey stone Zapatero Island, Lake Nicaragua, Period III, late.
Inventory Description Groundstone sculpture, crouching human, inside another figure
Classification
  • Sculpture
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Nicaragua / Granada / Zapatera Island
Additional Geographic Terms Lake Nicaragua
Materials Stone on B HD dolly
Dimensions Overall: 158 x 56.5 x 50.5 cm (62 3/16 x 22 1/4 x 19 7/8 in.) Weight: 950 lb. (430.917 kg)
Quantity 1
Label on object 20/33149

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