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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Indus
Title:Circular pendant with human face
Date Made:ca. 3300 - 1750 BCE (Indus Valley Civilization)
Materials:Ceramic; earthenware
Place Made:Asia; Indus Valley
Accession Number:  MH 2021.5.58
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 small ceramic face-shaped pendant. Attachment points at the top where a small rope or leather strap would have been fed through. There are exaggerated eyes and nose.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; pottery; faces

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