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About this object
History of use
Pre-Columbian Costa Rica was part of the transitional zone between the traditions of Meso America and South America. Influences from both areas are evident with the most powerful and extensive coming from the north, particularly for the Pacific area. Effigy figure fragment.
Narrative
Monochrome red ware.
Cultural context
pottery fragment
Physical description
Ceramic effigy figure fragment with tan paste and remnants of red slip. Top of head with modelled nose, ears with pressed holes, horizontal eye slits, and concave sloping top. Sides of top appear scraped. Hollow.