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Object Number
2004.24.12973
Display Title
Baked clay figurines, frontal view, from pit 19
Descriptions
Object Description
Baked clay figurine - front view - from pit #19 - unique specimens. Czechoslovakia: Bohemia, Stehelceves - Homolka. Nothing like these anywhere in "Nordic" sites - represents survival from proceeding phases of Neolithic.
Keywords
- Archaeological
- Effigy
- Studio
Subject
- Clay
- Neolithic
- Artifact
- Nordic
- Unique
- Specimen
- Figurine
Department
Photographic
Date
1931
Artist
Central European Expedition
Culture
- Aeneolithic
- Nordic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
/
Czech Republic
/
Bohemia
/
<County>
/
Stehelceves
/
Homolka
Intrasite
Pit 19
Additional Geographic Terms
Kladno
Materials
Negative, nitrate
Dimensions
Overall: 12.7 x 17.78 cm (5 x 7 in.)
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