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Object Number
98-14-20/51874
Display Title
Effigy of human figure, terra cotta
Descriptions
Object Description
Figurine, pottery
Inventory Description
Ceramic figurine, female, standing, polychrome, 1 hand and 1 foot broken.
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Jalisco
Additional Geographic Terms
Jalisco, North; Ameca, one league south of
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 16.5 x 9.9 x 2.9 cm (6 1/2 x 3 7/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
51874
Provenance
Collector
William B. Richardson
(1884-1888)
Donor
Donated by
Dr. Charles Pickering Bowditch
(1898)
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