Description:
Mummiform figure, turquoise discolored to greenish white. Arms crossed, left over ight. Flat back. Black paint for eyes, brows, two hoes (proper left faintly visible), text column below chin (see Inscription field for details), headband with knots and streamers, rectangular seed bag on back, slung from shoulders by very faint curving straps that meet in center. Bag cross-hatched, with strong vertical and faint diagonal lines. Small flange along rear perimeter from imperfect trimming of piece after removal from open-backed mold. Companion to MH 1910.7.1-5.A.K; MH 1910.7.7.A.K.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; tombs; deaths; afterlife; religion; rituals; ceremonies; sculpture; agriculture

Subjects:
Religion; Rites and ceremonies; Agriculture; archaeological objects; Civilization, Ancient; Death; Future life; Rituals; Sculpture; Tombs

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https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=MH+1910.7.6.A.K

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