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1949.1.49

Ceramic head; fragment of a larger vessel

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1949.1.49

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Collection type
Object
Description
Ceramic head; fragment of a larger vessel
Long description
Ceramic fragment showing a modelled face and painted to indicate body art.
Geographical reference
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
La Paz Department Ingavi Province Tiwanaku Municipality Tiwanaku [Tiahuanaco]
Person
Field collector James Archibald Douglas
PRM source James Archibald Douglas
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1911
Date collected
1911
Acquisition information
Donated: 1949
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Material Pigment, Process Painted, Process Slipped, Process Modelled
Dimensions
Length x Width: max 109 x 82 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1949.1.49

Search terms: Vessel, Pottery, Figure, Body Art, Sherd

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