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Object Number
967-49-20/23191
Display Title
1 whistle in pottery human head
Descriptions
Object Description
Whistle, effigy, pottery; 1 whistle in pottery human head
Inventory Description
Ceramic, whistle fragment, anthropomorphic head and shoulder, incised and punctate facial features, incised head adornment, perforation at back of neck leading to protruding chamber extending into center of hollow figurine, red pigment overall, grey paste
Classification
- Whistle
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
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Guatemala
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Guatemala
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<County>
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Guatemala City
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Kaminaljuyu
Materials
Ceramic , Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 5.7 x 6.6 x 3.9 cm (2 1/4 x 2 5/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
967-49-20/23191
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