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Object Number
78-42-20/17159
Display Title
Grotesque animal head, terracotta
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ceramic figurine head, zoomorphic, hollow bird-like animal, protruding crest at top of head, ear adornments, hooked beak with open mouth, prominent eyes and forehead, head attached to possible vessel wall, polychrome pigment overall, perforation at neck, rattles, surface loss overall, especially on nose
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Nicaragua
Materials
Ceramic , Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 7.2 × 8 × 7.1 cm (2 13/16 × 3 1/8 × 2 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
17.159
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