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Quimbaya

Human head

Quimbaya, 1199-1499

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Quimbaya

Human head

Quimbaya, 1199-1499

Physical Qualities Earthenware, 9 7/16 × 6 1/2 × 3 15/16 in. (24 × 16.5 × 10 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Phyllis K. and A. Harvey Schreter, Baltimore
Object Number 1999.495
Head with concave flat top perforated by five holes (fragment of a figure)

Inscribed: Collector's label on back: PC26G. Collector's label on back: 2A - PELAYA. Collector's label on back: 67/5 - CLAY - 11/81 - COLOMBIA - QUIMBAYA CULTURE - 200 B. C. - 9 1/4

Culture

Quimbaya

2000–2000

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