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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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