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Votive Figure

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3 in. x 1 1/2 in. x 3/4 in. (7.62 cm x 3.81 cm x 1.91 cm)

Chupicuaro, Mexican, (400 BCE–600 CE)

Object Type: Pre-Columbian
Medium and Support: Ceramic
Credit Line: Gift of William O. Gross Jr.
Accession Number: 1992.146

Object Description
Standing figure wearing turban with flower decoration on front; earspools, prominent nose, incised eyes and mouth, etched neck ornament. Band decoration/ornament at waist and groin area; right arm extended out with hand missing. Hole through middle forehead just underneath turban. Votive figures consisting of 9 pieces and mounted on frame. Leave mounted together: 92.145 through 92.153.

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