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Your search (crocodile) returned 3 incense burners   (click on thumbnail to see full picture)
Origin: Costa Rica   Shape: Bowl : Crocodile   Material: Ceramic
Period: 10th–12th   Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Description: Ceramic incense burner Height : 58.7 cm. Spherical bowl with cylindrical chimney. Crocodiles are the most powerful animals in the water and were considered godlike spirits in ancient America.
Item # 260 
http://www.metmuseum.org
Origin: Costa Rica   Shape: Pot : Crocodile   Material: Ceramic
Period: 800-1200   Location: Musee des Arts Premiers
Description: Incense burner from Costa Rica (Guanacaste, La Guinea). 25 cm high. The lid is decorated with a Crocodile. Crocodiles are the most powerful animals in the water and were considered godlike spirits in ancient America.
Item # 431 
http://www.quaibranly.fr
Origin: China   Shape: Pot : Crocodile   Material: Bronze
Location: Private (Paulo Cruz)
Description: Bronze incense burner, with handles looking like a crocodile jaw.
Item # 560   
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