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head, figurine

On display
human history
  • Description

    Figurine head. Head elongated with a point at the top. Seven inward/obliquely sloping chevron-like grooves on the front. One indented earspool, the other broken off. Eyes slits set in carefully formed sockets with defined arched eye brows, narrow-bridged nose, straight mouth with chin marked beneath with a groove. Faint traces of red pigment in corners of mouth and earspool indent. Traces of white pigment in grooves and pores.

    The colour of the clay has fired a reddish brown on the front. Broken at the neck.

  • Accession Number
    2012.19.172
  • Accession Date
    10 Dec 2012
  • Other Id

    L1004 (LA Museum number)

    16552 (Asset Register)

  • Department
  • Display Room
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