Pendant

35-17-17

From: Costa Rica | Guanacaste | Nicoya

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 35-17-17
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chorotegan
Provenience Costa Rica | Guanacaste | Nicoya
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Stone
Description

Fine-grained grey stone. Modified celt-form, oblong; made by sawing through the shaped stone, edgewise, the lengthwise median ridge showing on the reverse but ground down. Upper part, by incised lines and notched edges, presents a human figure, seated cross-legged, and with head-dress of two animal heads? dos-a-dos. A bi-conical perforation in each shoulder.

Length 15.9 cm
Width 2.86 cm
Credit Line Exchange with Jorge Lines, 1935

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