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Object Number 977-4-20/25495
Display Title Slate-backed pyrite mirror incised with stylized human figures and designs
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ground stone gorget, incised anthropomorphic and geometric design,
Classification
  • Gorget
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Costa Rica / Limon / <County> / Guacimo
Intrasite Grave 2
Additional Geographic Terms El Tres de Guacimo
Materials Slate
Dimensions Overall: 15.2 x 15.2 x 0.5 cm (6 x 6 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 977-4-20/25495
Credit Line Anonymous Gift, 1977
Provenance
Collector Cayetano Espinoza (1963)
Donor Donated by Anonymous (1977)

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