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Catalog Number

CAS 0227-0202   CAS 0227-0202; Figurine or vessel fragment (human head)
Category Pottery
Object Name Figurine or vessel fragment (human head)
Culture Maya
Global Region Mexico & Central America
Country Guatemala
State/Prov./Dist. Huehuetenango
County
Other Geographic Data Site: Pichikil [Pichiquil]
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Elgueta Collection (Mayan)
Materials Clay; Pigment
Description Ceramic face (broken off of larger object) with wide, full-lipped mouth, small, round eyes, a (vertically) long nose, and flaring nostrils; Circle-in-a-circle earspools; Headdress had three circle-in-a-circle ornaments (only two remain), one centered, the other two on either side above temples; Back of face has broken off from something hollow; Blue pigment.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 6.4, Width = 5.4, Length = 3.6