Figurine Head

34-32-289

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

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 34-32-289
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. 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. Like 34-32-268 to 274.

Height 2.3 cm
Width 4 cm
Thickness 2.5 cm
Credit Line University Museum / Columbia University Venezuelan Expedition; Vincenzo Petrullo, 1934

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