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Image Not Available for Fragment of pottery figurine face - ear plugs, headdress painted red
Fragment of pottery figurine face - ear plugs, headdress painted red
Image Not Available for Fragment of pottery figurine face - ear plugs, headdress painted red
Object Number 39-44-20/6375
Display Title Fragment of pottery figurine face - ear plugs, headdress painted red
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ceramic figurine sherd, molded anthropomorphic head, slit eyes and mouth, pointed headdress with three rounded nodules and fringe, ear adornments, red pigment on face and headdress, backside plain and flat, loss below chin
Classification
  • Sherd
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Toltec
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico
Additional Geographic Terms Mexico City, Vicinity of
Materials Ceramic , Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 4.5 × 3.9 × 1.9 cm (1 3/4 × 1 9/16 × 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-44-20/6375

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