| Identification | |
| Name of the Museum /Institution
संग्रहालय/संस्था का नाम |
Archaeological Survey of India, Thrissur Circle |
| Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या | GM-TCA-KL-1408232 |
| Title/ Name of Object वस्तु का शीर्षक/नाम |
Human head |
| Type of Object / वस्तु की किस्म | Figurine - मूर्ति |
| Dynasty /वंश | N.A - उपलब्ध नहीं |
| Period / तारीख/युग | Megalithic - महापाषाणिक संस्कृति |
| Style / शैली | N.A. - उपलब्ध नहीं |
| Provenance / उद्गम/क्षेत्र | Manthakkad, Malampuzha, Palakkad District , Kerala |
| Material / सामग्री | Terracotta - मृणमय |
| Sub Material / उप.सामग्री | |
| Location at the Museum / संग्रहालय में कहा पर अवस्थित है। | ASI, Thrissur Circle Office |
| State/UT राज्य/संघ राज्य क्षेत्र |
Kerala |
| Measurement/Weight माप/वजन |
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| Length(cm) / लंबाई | . |
| Width(cm) / चौड़ाई | 3.60 |
| Height(cm) / ऊंचाई | 6.16 |
| Weight(gm) / भार | 46.8 |
| Diameter(cm) /व्यास | |
| Thickness(cm)/मोटाई | |
| Depth(cm) /गहराई | |
| Description / विवरण | |
| Description / विवरण | Solid head of a human figurine. It is light brown in colour. The face is almost oval in shape. The facial features are almost lost due to high aberration. For the features of face such as eyes, nose, lips etc. applique technique was used, at present only the lines of eyebrows, eyes and mouth are visible. Nose is broken. Right side ear is missing. Left side ear is partially broken from surface and is in the fashion of hanging earlobe visible with a hole inside it. Part of broken neck portion is also visible which is slightly tilted towards right side. Some attempts are made to create hair or band which is visible from few hair strand like feature seen on the head extending to bottom part which is seen on the reverse side. It has coarse to medium fabric and due to peeling of the surface, the gray colour is noticed on the abraded parts. |
| Identification Marks / पहचान चिन्ह | |
| Identification Mark Images / पहचान चिन्ह का छायाचित्र | |
| Condition / वस्तु की अवस्था | |
| Condition Description / स्थिति का विवरण | |
| Source | |
| From where acquired / अधिग्रहण का स्थान | Malampuzha Excavation - 1995 |
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