Showing items held at 13 different institutions.
Showing items held at 13 different institutions.
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Large clay pot with three legs. The pot has a bulbous body that narrows to a slightly flared rim and wide mouth. A small animal head protrudes just beneath the rim. Remnants of pigmented decoration can be seen encircling the neck and shoulder of the pot in linear patterns. The legs are conical with a prominent shoulder, and two holes are bored into each, allowing a quiet rattling sound to emit when the pot is moved.
Clay pot has a squat, bulbous body narrowing to a large mouth with an internally overhanging rim. High on the body is a small animal head with large round ears, incised eyes and a snout with an open mouth. A small nub protrudes from the forehead. Opposite, on the back of the pot, is a large round tail. The pot body is decorated in patterns of incised lines. Three small, conical legs support the object, and are situated close together on the base. Charcoal covers much of both the outside and interior of the vessel.
Clay pot in the shape of a turtle. Pot has a small mouth with a thick, slightly flaring rim, and a bulbous body with a rounded base. A small round head protrudes just under the rim, with 2 jagged horizontal ridges to either side, suggesting flippers. A small round tail projects at the back. Three thick legs support the pot, conical in shape, with prominent rounded shoulders. The rear leg has a jagged ridge down its length.
Clay pot has a bulbous body with a long, angled neck and a round rim surrounding a small mouth. Three small conical legs support the pot. The bottom portion of body and legs is painted a dark red, as is the rim. The rest of the body has traces of a lighter orange pigment. The body is decorated with groups of long incised vertical lines while the neck has short lines in patterns. A small precise cut has been made through the bottom of the pot.
Terracotta human-like figure. The head is hollow and wide, with a long oblong opening across the top. The facial features protrude and the eyes, brows and mouth are emphasized with paint. The forehead has painted hair and a protruding orange headband. Arms are held akimbo and the chest has small protruding breasts and navel, also painted. The figure rests on bent knees and the thighs are painted in curved brown and orange stripes. The back of the object is similarly painted. A hole is centred in the back of the head as well as on the flat base of the figure.
Terracotta figure of a kneeling man. The head is large with a round striped headdress, protruding features, prominent decorated ears, and a round open mouth with paint running across the cheeks in stripes. Hands are on thighs with elbows pointing outward. Chest has an indented navel and protruding nipples, emphasized with brown paint. The legs are painted with stripes in orange and brown. The base of the figure is undecorated and contains a hole that opens into the hollow interior of the figure. A similar hole is bored into the back of the head.
Terracotta human figure with a large, flat, square head with an oblong slit in the top leading into the object’s hollow centre. The facial features are slightly protruding and the eyes, brows and mouth are emphasized with paint. Rings sit at the ears. Arms are held akimbo and the chest projects slightly, with a hollowed out, painted ring at the centre. The legs separate, creating a hollow triangle that widens at the bottom. The back of the figure is flat and rounded. Pigment decorates the arms, legs, chest and back.
Sitting, human-like clay figure. The head is round with protruding facial features, rings at the ears, and a long headdress with a spotted rim and scalloped centre ridge. In the middle of the chest is a hollowed-out ring. The left hand rests beside it while the right reaches toward the back, resting on top of a long scalloped vertical ridge running from shoulder to base. The figure’s knees are bent and between them is a rounded, protruding pelvis area. Several holes open into the hollowed figure, at waist and shoulder on each side, back of neck, and on the base. The object balances on two round feet and a similar projection at the back. Pigment decorates the feet, legs, pelvis area, arms, back ridge, face and headdress.
Shallow clay bowl with slightly rounded bottom. Interior rim is decorated with an encircling strip of pattern, beneath which are two thin black lines. At the bottom centre is a round design of lines, dots and colour blocks. The exterior has a line of black at the rim, with the majority of the body covered by a whitish pigment.
Long stone bead, thin and rounded but slightly squat, with a large hole bored laterally through the body, causing the walls to be very thin. In profile the bead is flat on bottom and slightly convex on top. The surface of the stone is shiny but otherwise undecorated.