Head Anthropomorphic
Sao · Chad
Reference: TRRC-50
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- Height
- 10 cm
- Material
- Terracotta
Small anthropomorphic head with a granular aspect. It can represent an ancestor and be the object of worship in family altars. Two thick laces that simulate…
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Full original description
Small anthropomorphic head with a granular aspect. It can represent an ancestor and be the object of worship in family altars. Two thick laces that simulate the hair leave from above the ears and come together on the top vertex of the nose, which part of the skull. Excrencies that may represent scarifications.
Further technical information
- Width
- 9 cm
- Attributed period
- Unknown
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Chad. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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