Effigy Bowl
| Object Number: | 40-16-1772 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Cocle |
| Provenience: | Panama Sitio Conte |
| Site Name/Number: | Sitio Conte |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Locus: | Burial 19 |
| Date Made: | 450 - 900 CE |
| Early Date: | 450 |
| Late Date: | 900 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Ceramic |
| Credit Line: | Panama, Cocle Expedition; J. Alden Mason, 1940 |
| Other Number: | B19 - 54B - Field No SF |
Description
Ring base effigy bowl. Vertical neck giving effect of carination at base of neck. Lugs at carination representing head. Tail and 4 feet of probably a turtle. Interior red. Exterior white except for a wide red band circling bowl just below carination.
Bibliography:
| [Book] Sharer, Robert J., and Hearne Jardine, Pamela H. 1992. River of Gold: Precolumbian Treasures from Sitio Conte.. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. General Reference | View Objects related to this General Reference |
| [Article] Mason, John A. Oct 1940. "Ivory and Resin Figurines from Cocle". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 8. no. 4. pg. 13-21 General Reference | View Objects related to this General Reference |
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