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1902.83.3

Ceramic figure

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1902.83.3

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Collection type
Object
Description
Ceramic figure
Long description
Pottery figure showing pierced ears and flattened head. The surface is very worn but there are still some traces of paint. [JP 1/11/2001]
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source George Fabian Lawrence
Date / Period
Date made: 1000-1476?, uncertain Archaeological period: Chancay
Date collected
By 1902
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1902
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Material Pigment, Process Painted
Dimensions
Width 70 mm, Height 130 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1902.83.3

Search terms: Figure, Death, Pottery, Body Art, Religion, Grave Good

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