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Object Number
2013.24.138
Display Title
Ceramic object, rounded disc, one side buff with small knob in center, other side black with three holes completely or partially encircled by red pigment
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ceramic object, rounded disc, one half has a small knob that protrudes from the center and is covered in buff pigment, the other half is covered in black pigment and has three holes, one hole is larger than the other two and is encircled by bright red/pink pigment, while the other two smaller holes approximately the same size as each other and are halfway encircled by the same bright red/pink pigment.
Classification
- Ceramic
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Pre-Columbian Central American styles and periods
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Costa Rica?
Materials
Ceramic , Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 3.7 × 5.8 × 5.8 cm (1 7/16 × 2 5/16 × 2 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2013.24.138
Credit Line
Gift of Mary Dodge Cobb in memory of Carroll William Dodge
Provenance
Collector
Carroll William Dodge
Donor
Donated by
Mary Dodge Cobb
(11/20/2013)
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