Statue
52-28-1
From: Costa Rica | San Jose
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 52-28-1 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guetar |
| Provenience | Costa Rica | San Jose |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Limestone (uncertain) |
| Iconography | Man |
| Description | Upper part [broken at waist] of figure of stone [limestone?] male with genitals showing, considerable erosion, striated hair hanging down back, large eyes, flat nose, somewhat jaguarean mouth with prominent canines and projecting tongue, arms flexed on breast, holding large low relief of upside down human head, another low relief of human head on back possibly attached to hair. |
| Height | 9 cm |
| Length | 22.5 cm |
| Width | 15 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Vincent Martinez, 1952 |
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