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Object Number
17-3-20/C8007
Display Title
Carrillo and Galo polychrome effigy pedestal vessel
Descriptions
Object Description
Ceramic vessel, top Carrillo Polychrome, base Galo Polychrome. Skull and zigzags on bse, triangles around rim (alligator or saurian scutes). Center design on plate is interlocking cross shape.
Inventory Description
Ceramic, effigy pedestal dish, polychrome on buff, incised designs, serrated rim
Classification
- Raw Material
- Dish
Department
Archaeological
Date
300-800 AD
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Costa Rica
/
Guanacaste
/
<County>
/
Nicoya
/
Nicoya
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 18.5 x 23 cm (7 5/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
Overall, Weight: 508.01 g (0.508 kg)
Quantity
1
Label on object
C8007
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop
Expedition
Peabody Museum Central American Expedition
(1916-1917)
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