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1917.53.393

Ceramic animal head

1917.53.393

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Collection type
Object
Description
Ceramic animal head
Long description
Pottery head, human or animal, resembling ?bat, with one ear missing.
Geographical reference
Mexico
Latin America and the Caribbean > Central America > Mexico
Valley of Mexico
Person
Field collector Edward Burnett Tylor
PRM source Anna Rebecca Tylor
Date
Date collected
March-June 1856?
Acquisition information
Donated: 1917
Materials and processes
Material Terracotta Pottery, Process Moulded
Dimensions
Length: max 32 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1917.53.393

Search terms: Figure, Pottery, Religion, Animal Figure

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