Appliqués in the form of human heads in profile
Appliqués in the form of human heads in profile

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Appliqués in the form of human heads in profile,

900–100 BCE

Chavín
Early Horizon
1999-261.1-.2

Information

Title
Appliqués in the form of human heads in profile
Dates

900–100 BCE

Medium
Bone
Dimensions
1: h. 4.2 cm., w. 2.6 cm., d. 8.2 cm. (1 5/8 x 1 x 3 1/4 in.) 2: h. 4.1 cm., w. 2.7 cm., d. 8.0 cm. (1 5/8 x 1 1/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in honor of Allen Rosenbaum
Object Number
1999-261.1-.2
Place Made

South America, Peru, North highlands

Period
Chavín horizon
Type
bone, appliqué, ornament
Materials
bone
Subject
profiles (figures), heads

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