- Once-known Manteño Carver
- Stamp Roller (?), 800-1500 CE
- Ceramic
- 3.75 x 2.375 in
- Inv: 1997-ARTF-019
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Available
This may be a ceramic stamp roller used for applying patterns to textiles or skin, a typical implement of Pre-Columbian cultures. It may originate from the Manteño culture of coastal Ecuador.
Other Work From Villanova University Art Collection
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