Null Offering vase in the form of a ceremonial drum.
Orange terracotta, well pre…

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Offering vase in the form of a ceremonial drum. Orange terracotta, well preserved. Great Chiriqui, Costa Rica Panama, intermediate period 800-1200 A.D. Bibliography: Costa Rica Précomlombine, Luis Ferrero, Editions Editorial Costa Rica 1987, P 168, Illus 1.173 for a nearby small drum.

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Offering vase in the form of a ceremonial drum. Orange terracotta, well preserved. Great Chiriqui, Costa Rica Panama, intermediate period 800-1200 A.D. Bibliography: Costa Rica Précomlombine, Luis Ferrero, Editions Editorial Costa Rica 1987, P 168, Illus 1.173 for a nearby small drum.

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