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Object Number
65-18-20/23527
Display Title
18 pottery body parts: 16 human head effigies, 2 torso effigies
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ceramic, partial figurines, molded anthropormphic and zoomporphic heads, one cat-like head with wide eyes and exposed teeth, human forms with head coverings, two torsos with partial limbs, red and grey pastes
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
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Guatemala
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Guatemala
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<County>
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Guatemala City
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Kaminaljuyu
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of one): 6.8 x 3.9 x 4 cm (2 11/16 x 1 9/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
18
Label on object
65-18-20/23527
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