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Object Number 11-39-20/C5841.1
Display Title Heads of terracotta figures
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ceramic, partial figurines, sculpted anthropomorphic heads, incised slit eyes and mouth, one head fragment with punctate nose and concave hollow back, one with heart-shaped head, ear plugs and vertical perforation, worn
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico
Additional Geographic Terms Valley of Mexico
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of one ): 3.4 x 3.3 x 1.7 cm (1 5/16 x 1 5/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object C5841; 50
Provenance
Collector William Niven (1910?)
Donor Donated by Clarence L. Hay (1911)

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