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Small cylindrical form with a flat disk on either end - edges of disks are inscribed with small radiating hatch marks, interior of stamp are two ridges in a parallel wave or ruffle form, with equal diameter of the disks, similarly inscribed with hatch marks in the edges.
Roller Stamp
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Roller Stamp

Artist Costa Rican Artist
Date1-500
Place of originAtlantic Watershed, Costa Rica, North and Central America
MediumCeramic
Dimensions11/16 x 1 3/16 in. (1.7 x 3 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Irvin Ebaugh
Object numberC-74-27
Collections
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