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Object Number 65-18-20/23526.1
Display Title Ceramic figurines, human effigy heads, broken at neck, red ceramic
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ceramic, partial figurines, molded human heads, various facial features, some with punctate ears, two with partial torsos, some with red exterior pigment, red and brown pastes
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Guatemala / Guatemala / <County> / Guatemala City / Kaminaljuyu
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of one ): 5 x 4.6 x 2.9 cm (1 15/16 x 1 13/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 36
Label on object 65-18-20/23526; #11; #23; 25

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Pottery figurine heads (human); 79
65-18-20/23539 Pottery figurine heads (human); 79
Figurine
Kaminaljuyu
21 pottery heads - probably pre-Classic Period
65-47-20/22958 21 pottery heads - probably pre-Classic Period
Figurine
Guatemala
9 pottery animal heads
967-49-20/23178 9 pottery animal heads
Figurine
Kaminaljuyu
14 pottery figurine heads - pre-Classic, probably Los Chancas Phase
65-47-20/22959 14 pottery figurine heads - pre-Classic, probably Los Chancas Phase
Figurine
Guatemala
Pottery figurines (38 Animal heads)
65-18-20/23532 Pottery figurines (38 Animal heads)
Figurine
Kaminaljuyu
18 pottery body parts: 16 human head effigies, 2 torso effigies
65-18-20/23527 18 pottery body parts: 16 human head effigies, 2 torso effigies
Figurine
Kaminaljuyu
Figurine heads (human)
967-49-20/23208.2 Figurine heads (human)
Figurine
Kaminaljuyu
4 pottery heads
65-47-20/22965 4 pottery heads
Figurine
Guatemala
8 pottery animal heads
967-49-20/23205 8 pottery animal heads
Figurine
Kaminaljuyu
6 pre-Classic pottery figurine heads
65-47-20/22960 6 pre-Classic pottery figurine heads
Figurine
Guatemala
Pottery figurine heads & shoulders
35-106-20/11404.1 Pottery figurine heads & shoulders
Figurine
Ticomán
14 pottery head effigies
65-18-20/23537 14 pottery head effigies
Effigy
Kaminaljuyu