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Head of a god with bird’s beak

Veracruz, 800-1200

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Veracruz

Head of a god with bird’s beak

Veracruz, 800-1200

Physical Qualities Earthenware, 5 7/8 × 9 7/16 × 6 3/4 in. (15 × 24 × 17.2 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Bernice Barth, Los Angeles
Object Number 2000.240
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THIS MORNING BEFORE DAWN / A GOD CAME TO WAKE ME UP / THE CURTAINS THEY WERE DRAWN / AND MY SNORING HAD TO STOP / IT IS YOUR DADDY'S BIRTHDAY, / A TIME FOR GIFTS AND FLOWERS / TO BE PLACED ON HIS HEAD SO GRAY / INSTEAD OF HIS MORNING SHOWERS.
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This morning before dawn / A God came to wake me up / The curtains they were drawn / And my snoring had to stop / It is your daddy's birthday, / A time for gifts and flowers / To be placed on his head so gray / Instead of his morning showers.
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