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Object Number
43-21-20/14912
Display Title
La Selva Brown pottery ocarina - four holes, anthropomorphic form
Descriptions
Object Description
Ceramic ocarina, anthropomorphic, hands at hips, tripod base, engraved, 4 playing holes, suspension hole. Incised white lines representing body decoration, tatoo, roller body stamps.
Inventory Description
Ceramic ocarina, anthropomorphic, hands at hips, tripod base, engraved, 4 playin
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Archaeological
Date
300-800 AD
Culture
- Huetar
- Guetar
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Costa Rica
Additional Geographic Terms
Guapiles, Northwest
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 8.2 x 6.1 x 5.8 cm (3 1/4 x 2 3/8 x 2 5/16 in.)
Overall, Weight: 70.87 g (0.071 kg)
Quantity
1
Label on object
43-21-20/14912
Provenance
Collector
Doris Zemurray Stone
(1943)
Donor
Donated by
Doris Zemurray Stone
(1943)
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