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Object Number 976-33-20/24808
Display Title Alabaster Ulua type vessel with 2 bat head effigy handles
Descriptions
Object Description Alabaster Ulua type vessel with 2 bat head effigy handles. Badly eroded and undoubtedly a trade article from the Sula plain, Honduras
Inventory Description Ground stone, tripod bowl, lug legs, two unknown effigy handles either side of b
Classification
  • Bowl
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Costa Rica / Guanacaste / <County> / <City> / Nacascolo
Additional Geographic Terms Culebra Bay; Nicoya Region
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 10.5 x 30 cm (4 1/8 x 11 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 976-33-20/24808; 37. Nacascolo

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