• Culture/People:

    probably Guanacaste-Nicoya (archaeological culture) (attributed)

  • Object name:

    Cylinder seal/Sello

  • Date created:

    100 BC-AD 1600

  • Place:

    San Carlos Cantón; Alajuela Province; Costa Rica

  • Media/Materials:

    Pottery

  • Techniques:

    Modeled, incised

  • Collection History/Provenance:

    Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Evelyn De Goicoechea; MAI purchase from Ms. De Goicoechea in 1963.

  • Catalog number:

    23/2606

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