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Object Number
2006.32.27
Display Title
Sculpture, bird man figure with headdress
Descriptions
Object Description
Sculpture, bird man Las Remojadas figure with bird-headdress (fits over the human head); on Lucite base
Inventory Description
Ceramic, sculpture, figure withbird headdress, faded red, black pigment
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Archaeological
Date
ca. 600 AD
Culture
- Pre-Columbian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Veracruz
/
<County>
/
Las Remojadas
Materials
Ceramic, Pigment, Clay
Dimensions
Overall: 23 x 15 x 3.5 cm (9 1/16 x 5 7/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Credit Line
Gift of Harvard University Art Museums
Provenance
Collector
Benjamin Hertzberg
Collector
Lilian Hertzberg
Donor
Harvard University Art Museums
(10/11/06)
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