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Object Number
2003.31.2
Display Title
Alligator ware dish with rattle handle
Descriptions
Object Description
Alligator ware dish with rattle handle
Inventory Description
Dish, alligator ware dish with rattle handle
Classification
- Dish
Department
Archaeological
Date
500 BC - 401 BCE
Culture
- Early Polychrome Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Costa Rica
Additional Geographic Terms
Nicoya Peninsula, Pacific side of island
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Dimensions
Overall: 4.8 x 24.8 x 14.2 cm (1 7/8 x 9 3/4 x 5 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2003.31.2
Credit Line
Gift of Margaret Matthews (widow of Professor John B. Matthews of Harvard Business School)
Provenance
Collector
Margaret Matthews
(1966 - 12/5/03)
Donor
Margaret Matthews
(1966 - 12/5/03)
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