Effigy Bowl

40-16-225

From: Panama | Sitio Conte

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 40-16-225
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Cocle
Provenience Panama | Sitio Conte
Site Name Sitio Conte
Culture Area Central American
Locus Burial 11
Date Made 450 - 900 CE
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Description

Effigy bowl. Small, ring base effigy dish. Irregular shaped sides and a turtle head in relief. On the opposite side a small lug representing a tail. Red band circling base of neck. Purple band circling rim. Body painted with sepia, purple and white designs. Four turtle "legs" broken off and missing. Rim slightly chipped.

Credit Line Panama, Cocle Expedition; J. Alden Mason, 1940
Other Number B11 - 177 - Field No SF

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