Pedestal plate

Costa Rica / Panama, Cocle Region

sold EUR 2,800

Provenance

Günther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany

Size

H: 12,5 cm

D: 28,5 cm

H: 4.9 inch

D: 11.2 inch

Description

thick-walled ceramic, slip paint,
The concave interior is divided by a wide central strip with meandering ornamentation, flanked by oval compartments into which curled, highly stylised alligators are inserted.

Expertise

Thermoluminescence Expertise, 25.04.1990, Ralf Kotalla, Haigerloch, Germany

Comparing literature

Paz, Octavio et. al., Ritual Arts of the New World, Geneve 2000, p. 320 f.

Notices

This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).

America Pre-columbian

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