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Figure with conical headdress and shield

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Ceramic pigment, Maya
Rights: Public Domain
The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller 1979
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Title: Figure with conical headdress and shield
Description:
Ceramic pigment, Maya.

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