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Object Number
35-106-20/10745
Display Title
Red and black incised potsherd-face adorno at base
Descriptions
Object Description
Adorno, pottery
Inventory Description
Ceramic body sherd, loss of foot at partial base, horizontal ridge on exterior, incised linear design above ridge on black slip, unslipped below ridge, zoomorphic or anthropomorphic adorno below ridge at base, red pigment below ridge and within incised lines, black slip overall on interior
Classification
- Sherd
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Toltec?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Federal District
/
Azcapotzalco
/
<City>
/
San Miguel Amantla
Materials
Ceramic , Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 4.4 x 5.4 x 1.4 cm (1 3/4 x 2 1/8 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
35-106-20/10745; S.M./N.
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