Figurine Head

34-32-268

From: Venezuela | State Of Apure | Delta of Apure River | Arauquin

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 34-32-268
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Venezuela | State Of Apure | Delta of Apure River | Arauquin
Culture Area Circum-Caribbean
Locus Surface
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Description

Animal Head. Black ware firing buff to reddish brown, also grey. Broken from pots. Characterized by protruding snout; knob on nose, or to represent the nose, flanked by gouged out triangular figures; circular eyes with holes in the middle; and protruding conventionalized ears on top of head. Probably they represent Vampire Bats. See also 34-32-288.

Height 6.5 cm
Width 4.5 cm
Thickness 4 cm
Credit Line University Museum / Columbia University Venezuelan Expedition; Vincenzo Petrullo, 1934

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