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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Indus
Title:Figurine fragment of a human head
Date Made:ca. 3300 -1750 BCE (Indus Valley Civilization)
Materials:Ceramic; earthenware
Place Made:Asia; Indus Valley
Accession Number:  MH 2021.5.40
Credit Line:Gift of Julie Dupree Gill (Class of 1977) from the Dupree Collection
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
A finial head. The back of the head is missing. The face has closed eyes, a defined nose and cheeks. The rounded chin and tight mouth suggest an older person. The underside of the piece is hollowed out at the attachment point. Date and location are unknown due to the fragmented state of the object.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; pottery; busts; figures

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https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=MH+2021.5.40

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