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Object Number
969-38-20/23700
Display Title
Tripod pottery bowl with carinated profile, handles. Outcurving rim decorated wi
Descriptions
Object Description
Tripod pottery bowl with carinated profile, handles. Outcurving rim decorated with incised or impressed vertical lines. 2 lines of punctate decoration below rim. (One handle fashioned in shape of animal's head and paws)
Inventory Description
Ceramic complete tripod jar, rattle legs, animal effigy handles, punctate design
Classification
- Jar
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Nicoya
- Pre-Columbian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Costa Rica
Additional Geographic Terms
Nicoya Peninsula
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 9 x 11.5 cm (3 9/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
969-38-20/23700
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