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Female Anthropomorphic Statuette Head

Museu Nacional

Museu Nacional
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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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  • Title: Female Anthropomorphic Statuette Head
  • Creator Lifespan: 1000/1400
  • Physical Dimensions: h17 cm
  • Rights: Copyright © 2017 Museu Nacional/UFRJ
  • Setor: Arqueologia Brasileira
  • Sala de Exposição: Horticultores Ceramistas
  • Povo/Cultura: Santarém
  • Local de Coleta/Origem: Pará
  • Data de Origem/Produção: Cerca de 1.000 a 1.400 A.D
  • Area de Conhecimento: Arqueologia
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