Digital Object 954
Description:
A human figure in an attitude of offering, carrying an infant in their arms, with a monkey perched on their shoulders clinging to their head. Carved from a sperm whale´s tooth. The human figures are naked with no sex markings; the hands, feet, and ears of the adult are covered with thin sheets of hammered gold. The animal figure lacks the two rear extremities, although it is possible to detect their starting point; the preserved extremities—the upper part of the head, the tail, and the eyes—are covered with gold. Conte style.
Conservation treatment:
It appeared fragmented. B72 was applied to join the detached parts.
Date of field recording:
04/05/2011
Excavation campaign:
2011
Record type:
Animal bone and/or tooth artifacts
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Archaeological site:
El Caño
Operation:
Operation 1
Stratigraphic group:
Tomb 6
Stratigraphic unit type:
Interment
Stratigraphic unit (finds):
125
Individual´s funerary attire:
I01
Calibrated Age Range:
Cal AD 775 to 790 (Cal BP 1175 to 1160)/Cal AD 800 to 980 (Cal BP 1150 to 970)
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Artifacts
Animal bone artifacts:
Figure
Measurements
Dimension 1:
height mm
=:
84
Dimension 2:
width mm
=:
36
Dimension 3:
depth mm
=:
33
Weight:
g
=:
32.9
Digital Object 954