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Pillar Altar

Place of ManufactureUnknown

MediumMaterial: basalt, grey

DimensionsOverall (width is approx; diameter is for the bowl): 81.5 x 46.5 x 33 cm

ClassificationsDECORATIVE ART

Credit LineGift of Mr. & Mrs. Joey and Toby Tanenbaum

Object number2008.011.001

DescriptionGently waisted cylindrical body, flaring at the top and bottom, front carved with a long triangular beard with fourteen horizontal bands, large hooked nose with flat underside, protruding eyes with surrounding lids, wide projecting ears, a notched relief band encircling the head from the lower edge of the nose to the mid-point of the ears and around the back, and top as a shallow bowl for offerings; with a very finely pecked overall surface.

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