Double-headed Crocodile-form Bowl

Double-headed Crocodile-form Bowl

AD 700-1350
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Locale
Reportedly discovered in Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Country
Costa Rica
Style/Tradition
Belen Incised
Object
effigy
Accession Number
1993.704
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Double-headed Crocodile-form Bowl. AD 700-1350. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1993.704.
Dimensions
height: 4 1/4 in, 10.7950 cm; width: 4 1/4 in, 10.7950 cm; depth: 9 in, 22.8600 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
Known Provenance
(Enrique Vargas-Alfaro) [1915-2008], San Jose, Costa Rica and Atlanta, GA; Purchased by Frederick R. [1928-2007] and Jan Mayer, Denver, CO, October 1969 [1]; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 1993 [1] On loan to the Denver Art Museum, 1992

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