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Object Number 65-18-20/23525
Display Title 16 pottery head effigues
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ceramic, partial figurines, molded anthropomorphic heads, head coverings, punctate and incised facial features, cream pigment on exterior, red paste, glue residue on back of some heads
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Guatemala / Guatemala / <County> / Guatemala City / Kaminaljuyu
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of one): 6.1 x 5.9 x 3.6 cm (2 3/8 x 2 5/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 16
Label on object 65-18-20/23525; 21

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Figurine
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Figurine
Kaminaljuyu
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65-18-20/23543 26 pottery human face effigies
Figurine
Kaminaljuyu
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Figurine
Kaminaljuyu
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Kaminaljuyu
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Guatemala
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Mexico
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Figurine
Kaminaljuyu