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| Type of Object: | Sculpture |
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| Materials: | Ceramic |
| Measurements: | 5 to 32 cm. in height. |
| Date or Period: | Late Classic |
| Maker: | Maya |
| Designated List Section: | 1C Cotzumalhuapa Figurines and Molds |
| Date of Import Restriction: | 03/10/1995 |
| Photograph: | Federico Trujillo |
| Copyright: | Banco Agricola Comercial de El Salvador |
| Description of Designated List Category Subject to Import Restrictions: | |
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| Ceramic figurines, usually hollow and typically mold made in part (especially heads). About half of the known examples represent women and most of the remainder depict a variety of animals (men are rare). Some representations of plants and furniture are known. Whistle mechanisms were optional for all forms of the figurines. Most are brown to red and coarsely finished to a moderately smooth surface. | |
| Keywords: | |
| ceramic, figurine, human figure, sculpture, seated human, statuette, |
