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Pottery seat or offering table
Pottery seat or offering table
Object Number 17-3-20/C8294
Display Title Pottery seat or offering table
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ceramic, red ware dish [seat?], pedestal ring base, 6 modeled anthropomorphic ef
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Complete Vessel
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Costa Rica
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 17 x 25 cm (6 11/16 x 9 13/16 in.) Overall, Weight: 3175.09 g (3.175 kg)
Quantity 1
Label on object C/8294;
Provenance
Intermediary Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (1916-1917)
Expedition Peabody Museum Central American Expedition (1916-1917)

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