Accession No
1955.43 C
Description
Anthropomorphic figurine of buff ware. The head is rounded, profile tapering at the top; featuring incised horizontal eyes and mouth, round chipped nose, and ears with round applied decoration. The form constricts at the neck and widens into a triangular body with short bent arms and hands resting on the chest; part of the body is missing. There is a pierced hole in the base.
Place
Americas; South America; Brazil; Pará; Santarém
Period
Incised and Punctate Horizon Santarem
Source
Ashton, Peter Shaw [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1955.43 C
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
68mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1955.43 A-D: 'Four solid human figurines. A and B are small, almost complete, telescoped. C: part of body broken. D: only head'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Found about 3 degrees 30' South. Collected by Peter Shaw Ashton, University of Cambridge Amazon Expedition 1954.
Event Date 1954
Author: maa
Context (References)
Ashton, P.S. (1955). ‘To The Mountains of the Moon’. The Eagle, vol. LVI, no. 246. pp. 161-164
Event Date 1955
Author: Clare McKenna
Description (Physical description)
Anthropomorphic figurine of buff ware. The head is rounded, profile tapering at the top; featuring incised horizontal eyes and mouth, round chipped nose, and ears with round applied decoration. The form constricts at the neck and widens into a triangular body with short bent arms and hands resting on the chest; part of the body is missing. There is a pierced hole in the base.
Event Date 5/12/2024
Author: Clare McKenna
FM:322462
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