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Object Number
17-3-20/C8303
Display Title
Galo Polychrome bowl, serpent design
Descriptions
Object Description
Small Galo Polychrome bowl with slightly constricted rim. Possible feathered serpent motif
Inventory Description
Ceramic, polychrome, bowl, rounded shape, slightly constricted rim, painted serp
Classification
- Raw Material
- Bowl
Department
Archaeological
Date
CE 500-800
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Costa Rica
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 10 x 14 cm (3 15/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
Overall, Weight: 453.58 g (0.454 kg)
Quantity
1
Label on object
C8303
Provenance
Expedition
Peabody Museum Central American Expedition
(1916-1917)
Collector
Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop
(1916-1917)
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