Mace head in the form of an animal head
Mace head in the form of an animal head

Currently not on view

Mace head in the form of an animal head,

possibly modern

Greater Nicoya
Late Period IV
1998-450

Information

Title
Mace head in the form of an animal head
Dates

possibly modern

Medium
Stone
Dimensions
h. 7.3 cm., w. 6.4 cm., d. 9.4 cm. (2 7/8 x 2 1/2 x 3 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of John B. Elliott, Class of 1951
Object Number
1998-450
Place Made

North America, Costa Rica, Guanacaste Province, Nicoya peninsula

Culture
Costa Rican
Period
Pre-Columbian Central American styles and periods
Type
maces, sculpture
Materials
stone
Subject
animals, heads

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