Stamp/Stamping tool with scorpion or crab design
date: label: Date created
content: 300 BC-AD 300
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Central Caribbean/Costa Rican Atlantic Watershed (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Patti McClain (Patty McClain), Non-Indian
label: Seller
content: Patti McClain (Patty McClain), Non-Indian
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Sackler Fund
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, Non-Indian, 1913-1987
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from Patti McClain (probably Houston, Texas, antiquities dealer Patty McClain) in 1967 using monies from the "Sackler Fund," an MAI acquisition fund with many donors, including Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987, a New York City physician, philanthropist, and art collector).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Las Mercedes, Río Dos Novillos, Linea Vieja area; Pocora; Guácimo Cantón; Limón Province; Costa Rica
setName: label: See related items
content: Central Caribbean/Costa Rican Atlantic Watershed (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Art and Printing tools
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 24/862
label: Barcode
content: 240862.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Art and Printing tools
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Stamp/Stamping tool with scorpion or crab design
label: Media/Materials
content: Pottery
label: Techniques
content: Modeled, incised