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Terra cotta vase, grotesque human form
Terra cotta vase, grotesque human form
Object Number 92-29-30/55089
Display Title Terra cotta vase, grotesque human form
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ceramic anthropomorphic effigy, female, flat base, rounded body and read, appliqued arms bent with hands resting on chest, incised fingers, widely spaced breasts, appliqued ears and long nose, single perforation through nose, twin perforations through ears, incised eyes and mouth, four punctate marks below mouth, circular opening at top of head, red pigment on face and breasts, loss of part of left arm and right side, horizontal break at waist
Classification
  • Effigy
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Colombia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Ancient Graves
Additional Geographic Terms Cauca Valley; Manizales, 100 miles from
Materials Ceramic , Pigment
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of complete vessel): 15.4 x 10.9 x 9.3 cm (6 1/16 x 4 5/16 x 3 11/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 55089

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