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Object Number
40-17-20/7828
Display Title
Stone head
Descriptions
Object Description
Figurine, portion, stone; Stone head
Inventory Description
Ground stone effigy, head, carved and incised features, probably broken from som
Classification
- Effigy
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
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Guatemala
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Izabal
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<City>
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Quirigua
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 14.5 x 23 cm (5 11/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
40-17-20/7828 / Geo. Ewing is in reciept of an interesting stone head. Life sized from the Maya Ruins at Quirigua, Central America. It undoubtedly is very old, dating back at least two thousand years and probably much further in the dim and misty past. It was dug up near an old temple d was brought here b#######
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