With closed eyes in the form of coffee beans, typical of the Santarém culture, this head, which was detached from its body, has several attributes: besides auricular adornments, its hair has been carefully combed and it carries an elaborate headdress made of a nape cover and a wreath adorned with three bathe heads on each side. It has circular holes in the nostrils and ears.
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