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Object Number
66-46-20/23027
Display Title
Pottery whistle, effigy of an old man, shaped like an owl
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ceramic effigy whistle, human/bird, reconstructed feet, sculpted, incised
Classification
- Effigy
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Monte Alban III A
- Zapotec
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
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Mexico
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Oaxaca
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<County>
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<City>
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Monte Alban
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 15.1 x 10.6 x 6.1 cm (5 15/16 x 4 3/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
66-46-20/23027; 6-5995; 79520; 6778
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