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Item
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Identifier
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TP.2022.J.18
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title
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Figurine Rattle with Prominent Belly
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name
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Unknown
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date created
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ca. 600–900 CE
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area
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23.2 x 72 x 27.6 in (59 x 183 x 70 cm)
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description
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"Among the Jaina style figurines, the representations with pathologies stand out, one of the most relevant examples is this figurine with a chubby face, associated with dropsy. It highlights the great abdominal deformity with the protruding navel, the right arm placed on the stomach and the left on the chest, without the representation of the hand; legs extremely thin and elongated. Its voluminous abdomen, which acts as a sounding board, has small balls of clay that turn the piece into a rattle. The figurine wears a headdress made up of thick strips that are rolled up like a turban, small disc earmuffs, and a beaded necklace. He also presents cranial deformation and scarification between the eyebrows; it is important to mention that the ribs are marked by incisions and the spine is very prominent. It should be noted that the figurine, located in Burial 17, does not stand on its own. "
—Dr. Federica Sodi Miranda, Museo Nacional de Antropología, México (Translated from Spanish with Google Translate)
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Access Rights
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Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, INAH. Digitization Project of the Archaeological Collections of the Museo Nacional de Antropología. CONACULTA-CANON-MNA.
TP-2022-J-18