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Object Number
78-42-20/16874
Display Title
Earthen human head - fragment jar
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ceramic anthropomorphic figurine head, hollow, tall triple tiered head adornment with vertical incised decoration, rounded eyes, small nose with punctate nostrils, exaggerated oversized wide mouth, tooth? or adornment inside mouth, red pigment on face, loss of ears, losses to head adornment, loss below neck
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
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Nicaragua
Additional Geographic Terms
Moyogalpa; Omotepe
Materials
Ceramic , Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 11.2 × 6.1 × 6.7 cm (4 7/16 × 2 3/8 × 2 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
16.874
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