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Fish-shaped zoolite
Museu Nacional
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Artifact Sambaqui. The piece presents a small depression located almost always in the ventral region of the animals represented, which is supposed to have been destined to the processing of substances capable of producing sensorial stimuli, used in ceremonies and rites.
Details
- Title: Fish-shaped zoolite
- Creator Lifespan: -6000/1
- Physical Dimensions: w19 x h26 cm
- Rights: Copyright © 2017 Museu Nacional/UFRJ
- Setor: Arqueologia Brasileira
- Sala de Exposição: Sambaquis
- Povo/Cultura: Sambaquis
- Local de Coleta/Origem: Rio Grande do Sul
- Data de Origem/Produção: Pré-história brasileira
- Area de Conhecimento: Arqueologia
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