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La Selva Brown pottery ocarina - four holes, anthropomorphic form
La Selva Brown pottery ocarina - four holes, anthropomorphic form
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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