Incense burner/Incensario cover with crocodile effigy
date: label: Date created
content: AD 750-1300
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Guanacaste-Nicoya (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Leonardo Patterson (Leonardo Augustus Patterson), Non-Indian
label: Seller
content: Leonardo Patterson (Leonardo Augustus Patterson), 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 Leonardo Patterson (a dealer and collector of Latin American antiquities) in 1965 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: Nicoya; Nicoya Cantón; Guanacaste Province; Costa Rica
setName: label: See related items
content: Guanacaste-Nicoya (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
label: On View
content: NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 23/6310
label: Barcode
content: 236310.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Incense burner/Incensario cover with crocodile effigy
label: Media/Materials
content: Pottery
label: Techniques
content: Coiled/hand built, modeled, perforated
label: Dimensions
content: 23.5 x 17 x 22 cm