Figurine head

Museum number:
18-272
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2028
Description:
Terracotta figurine head; hat-shaped object on right rear. Width 2¾ inches. Archaeological; Madjapahit Period (HIndu-Javanese), A.D. 1294-1520; excavated by farmers plowing fields; genuine and unusual according to Professor Heath.
Donor:
James P. Heath and Ruth Mary Heath
Collection place:
Java, Indonesia
Culture or time period:
Javanese
Collector:
James P. Heath and Ruth Mary Heath
Materials:
Terracotta (clay material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Figurine head, accession number 18-272, described as Terracotta figurine head; hat-shaped object on right rear. Width 2¾ inches. Archaeological; Madjapahit Period (HIndu-Javanese), A.D. 1294-1520; excavated by farmers plowing fields; genuine and unusual according to Professor Heath.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine head, accession number 18-272, described as Terracotta figurine head; hat-shaped object on right rear. Width 2¾ inches. Archaeological; Madjapahit Period (HIndu-Javanese), A.D. 1294-1520; excavated by farmers plowing fields; genuine and unusual according to Professor Heath.

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