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Stone ball in center of plaza
Object Number 2004.1.391.7
Display Title Stone ball in center of plaza
Descriptions
Object Description From album of S. K. Lothrop's trip through Costa Rica, 1948 - 1950, page 73. Written on album page: "Palmar Norte plaza"
Department Photographic
Date 1948 - 1950
Artist Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop
Culture
  • Pre-Columbian Central American styles and periods
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Costa Rica / Puntarenas
Additional Geographic Terms Palmar Norte, plaza
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paper in Album
Dimensions Overall: 12.7 x 17.272 cm (5 x 6 13/16 in.)

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