Head-form Ocarina (one of a pair)
300 BC-AD 500
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Country
Costa Rica
Style/Tradition
Guinea Incised
Object
ocarina
Medium
Modeled clay with slip, colored brown through reduction firing techniques, and applique, punctate, and incised decoration.
Accession Number
1995.788
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Head-form Ocarina (one of a pair). 300 BC-AD 500. Modeled clay with slip, colored brown through reduction firing techniques, and applique, punctate, and incised decoration.. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1995.788.
Dimensions
height: 3 1/2 in, 8.8900 cm; width: 3 3/8 in, 8.5725 cm; depth: 3 1/8 in, 7.9375 cm
Inscription
"C-1599" on bottom
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
Exhibition History
- "Time and Technology: Scientific Approaches to Costa Rican Prehistory." University Museum, University of Colorado-Boulder, September 15, 1985-January 26, 1986.
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