Head fragment of solid figurine or lug to unspecified vessel
- Title:
- Head fragment of solid figurine or lug to unspecified vessel
- Collection:
- Selections from the Cornell Anthropology Collections
- Donor:
- Charles Fred Hartt
- Country:
- Brazil
- ID Number:
- Anthr1870_004_0155_01
- Old Catalog Number:
- 870.4.155
- File Name:
- Anthr1870_004_0155_01.jpg
- Culture:
- Native Amazonian
- Style/Period:
- Native Amazonian
- Work Type:
- lugs (knobs)
figurines - Measurement:
- 61 x 41 x 41 (millimeters, height x width x breadth)
- Description:
- Modelled facial features include Y motif, gouged eyes and mouth, and constricted neck. Unusual crescent shaped top of head and bulbous forehead may indicate cranial deformation - assuming anthropomorphic in nature. Considerable crackle on posterior surfaces. No apparent paint.
Paste: very coarse ground sherd temper, grainytexture, no luster.
Slip: hardness
3 thickness
<.5mm color: 10 YR 8/2 Firing: red-firing
incomplete oxid. from grey core 2.5 YR 3/0 to 5/6 - Bibliography:
- Meggers and Evans, 1957
Palmatary, 1950 - Archival Collection:
- Amazonian ceramics
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The images in the Collection 'Selections from the Cornell Anthropology Collections' are protected by copyright, and the copyright holders are Cornell University Library and the Department of Anthropology. Physical artifacts from the Cornell Anthropology Collections were photographed by Cornell University Library in 2012-13 for inclusion in this image collection. Cornell is providing access to the materials for research and personal use. The written permission of any copyright and other rights holders is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use that extends beyond what is authorized by fair use and other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item.
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