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Object Number
976-33-20/24809A
Display Title
Altiplano/Highland Polychrome type or Birmania Ware tetrapod bowl
Descriptions
Object Description
Highland Nicoya Polychrome type or Birmania Ware tetrapod bowl from a coffee finca east of Heredia. Legs are bird head effigies. Design is "bastard" feathered serpent. Colors: cream slip with red, black and orange.
Inventory Description
Ceramic, polychrome, tripod bowl, rattle legs, bird effigy legs? (Toucan?), pain
Classification
- Raw Material
- Bowl
Department
Archaeological
Date
800 - 1350 AD
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Costa Rica
/
Guanacaste
/
<County>
/
Nicoya
Additional Geographic Terms
Meseta Central
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 12.5 x 28 cm (4 15/16 x 11 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
976-33-20/24809A; 38
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