Figure in a Litter
500–900 (Thermoluminescence date, 590–1090)
Overall: 26.3 x 21.6 x 24.8 cm (10 3/8 x 8 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.)
Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1997.1
Whether a deity, ancestral mummy, or masked human, this figure signals power. The divided eyes and fangs are traits of supernatural beings. The hands are cupped around holes that once perhaps held staffs, symbols of human and divine authority. And the litter was a mode of trav...
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159722
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en
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import
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1997.1
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| imageCount | 1 |
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