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Funerary urn. The upper part represents a human head. The lower part is cylindrical. Beige terracotta (broken-pasted-restored). Height: 47.5 cm. Colombia. 1000 / 1500 A.D.

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Funerary urn. The upper part represents a human head. The lower part is cylindrical. Beige terracotta (broken-pasted-restored). Height: 47.5 cm. Colombia. 1000 / 1500 A.D.

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