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Object Number 96-35-20/C1138
Display Title Terra cotta head
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ceramic figurine head, hollow, broken from larger object, incised.
Classification
  • Effigy
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Honduras / Yoro / <County> / <City> / Playa de los Muertos
Additional Geographic Terms Ulua Valley
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 6 x 5.9 x 3.2 cm (2 3/8 x 2 5/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object C1138

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