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| Type of Object: | Sculpture |
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| Materials: | Ceramic |
| Measurements: | 10 to 40 cm. in height. |
| Date or Period: | Early Post Classic |
| Maker: | Pipil |
| Designated List Section: | 1E Guazapa Figurines |
| 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 figurine whose style is derived from Central Mexico and interpreted as a large-scale migration of peoples from Mexico to El Salvador. The clay is generally reddish or brown but may be as light as a tan color. The surface is smoothed but not polished and often has the remains of paint on it. | |
| Keywords: | |
| ceramic, ceremonial object, human head, religious object, ritual object, sculpture, skull, |
