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Guanacaste-Nicoya vessel in the form of a jaguar

AD 400-1350

Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian
Washington, DC, and New York, NY, United States

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Title: Guanacaste-Nicoya vessel in the form of a jaguar
Date Created: AD 400-1350
Location: Costa Rica
Physical Dimensions: 45.20 x 25.80 x 31.90 cm
Type: Containers and Vessels
Medium: Pottery
Techniques: Coiled/hand built, modeled, perforated, appliquéd, incised
Culture: probably Guanacaste-Nicoya (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Catalog Number: 23/7234

Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian

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