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dc.dateLate Classic Period, AD 600-900
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-20T20:33:12Z
dc.date.available2014-11-20T20:33:12Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/6984
dc.descriptionMaya Culture
dc.description.abstractThis ceramic head displays exaggerated facial features. In many Mesoamerican cultures, people with deformities were accorded a high social status and believed to have special, sacred powers. Though its exact context and function are unknown, it may have once been attached to a larger figure.
dc.format.mediumCeramic
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dc.titleHead Fragmenten


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