probably Guanacaste-Nicoya (archaeological culture) (attributed) Search this
Previous owner:
Ralph C. Altman, Non-Indian, 1909-1967 Search this
Object Name:
Tripod vessel (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials:
Pottery
Techniques:
Modeled, engraved
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Costa Rica
Date created:
AD 500-800
Collection History:
Collection history unknown; acquired by MAI in 1959 through an exchange with Ralph C. Altman (1909-1967, a primitive art dealer and later director of the Fowler Museum at the University of California at Los Angeles).
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