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Object Number 58-34-20/43590.2
Display Title Effigy vessel
Descriptions
Object Description Dog (?) effigy, well smoothed buff with red daubs on neck; legs red, tail unpainted. Head mold-made, doesn't open into body but has small gash vent in neck. Legs and tail (which rises vertically and then turns left) smoothed applique fillets that crack away. Height 13 centimeters.
Subject
  • Effigy
  • Complete Vessel
  • Artifact
  • Ceramic
Department Photographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Guatemala / Baja Verapaz / <County> / Cubulco

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