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Female head with headdress, spherical ornaments on side of head; dark grey clay body, shorn off at neck.
Head fragment
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Head fragment

Artist Unknown
Dateundated
Place of originEcuador, South America
MediumCeramic
Dimensions2 3/8 x 2 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. (6 x 5.7 x 7 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of the family of Alphonse C. and Katherine H. Chable
Object number2015.6.9
Collections
Visual DescriptionFemale head with headdress, spherical ornaments on side of head; dark grey clay body, shorn off at neck.
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