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Object Number 43-21-20/14870
Display Title Stone bird head - pelican?
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ground stone, effigy, head of bird, smoothed, incised
Classification
  • Effigy
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Costa Rica
Additional Geographic Terms Costa Rica, Southeast;Golfito
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 4.3 x 1.7 x 6.2 cm (1 11/16 x 11/16 x 2 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 43-21-20/14870

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