Description:
Zoomorphic effigy that combines both modeling and pictorial decoration techniques. The designs that cover body, arms and face are body painting decorations and/or tattoos.
Excavation campaign:
2010
Record type:
Ceramic artifacts
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Archaeological site:
El Caño
Stratigraphic group:
Tomb 2
Stratigraphic unit type:
Landslide
Stratigraphic unit (finds):
104
Calibrated Age Range:
Cal AD 880 to 990 (Cal BP 1070 to 960)
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Ceramic style:
Late Conte (900-1020 AD)
Ware:
Late Conte polychrome
Forms:
Anthropomorfic effigy
Variety:
Anthropomorphic jar