Double-Tube Nasal Snuffer

Double-Tube Nasal Snuffer

300–800 CE
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Country
Costa Rica
Style/Tradition
Huerta Incised
Object
snuffer
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Accession Number
1993.530
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer

Unknown artist, Greater Nicoya, Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Double-Tube Nasal Snuffer, 300–800 CE. Slip-painted ceramic, 2 x 1 ¾ x 2 ⅞ inches. Denver Art Museum Collection: Gift of the Collection of Frederick and Jan Mayer, 1993.530.

Dimensions
height: 2 in, 5.0800 cm; width: 1 3/4 in, 4.4450 cm; depth: 2 7/8 in, 7.3025 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
This object is currently on view
Exhibition History
  • "Ancient Treasures of Costa Rica: Art and Archaeology of the Rich Coast." Denver Museum of Natural History, June 23, 1990-May 31, 1991.

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