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Vessel fragment/potsherd with effigy/adorno (Image withheld, pending review)

Catalog Data

Culture/People:
probably Guanacaste-Nicoya (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this
Previous owner:
Cedric H. Marks (Duke Marks), Non-Indian, 1905-1999  Search this
Theresa Marks (Theresa Glatzer/Daisy Marks/Mrs. Cedric [Duke] H. Marks), Non-Indian, 1907-2002  Search this
Donor:
Cedric H. Marks (Duke Marks), Non-Indian, 1905-1999  Search this
Theresa Marks (Theresa Glatzer/Daisy Marks/Mrs. Cedric [Duke] H. Marks), Non-Indian, 1907-2002  Search this
Object Name:
Vessel fragment/potsherd with effigy/adorno (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials:
Pottery
Techniques:
Modeled, painted
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Guanacaste Province; Costa Rica
Date created:
AD 800-1350
Collection History:
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Cedric Marks (1905-1999, a New York art collector) and his wife Theresa Marks (1907-2002); donated to MAI by Cedric and Theresa Marks in 1973.
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Catalog Number:
24/7592
Barcode:
247592.000
See related items:
Guanacaste-Nicoya (archaeological culture)
Containers and Vessels
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f4dbdbe3-2919-49f2-ae5f-e250a006476f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_263312