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Object Number 2004.24.32931.1
Display Title Ceramic figurine of woman with cult image or child
Descriptions
Object Description Ceramic figurine, Woman w/ cult image or child. Tenochtitlan. T1531
Department Photographic
Date 1992
Artist Hillel S. Burger
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Federal District / Cuauhtémoc / <City> / Tenochtitlan
Dimensions Overall: 10.16 x 12.7 cm (4 x 5 in.)

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