This unique set of painted pottery figures possibly
represents individuals wearing ancestral ceremonial
garb or divine figures associated with local religious
cults. The figure dressed in a collar-less, long
sleeved white tunic decorated with orange donut-
shaped circles and matching hood shares
iconographic features similar to that of the Heavenly
Guardians--bulging eyes, tensed forehead, snub
nose, grimace, and plump which give it a ferocious
expression. The other figure wears a similar outfit of
white circles on a black background, but instead of a
tunic, she wears a three-quarter robe with
voluminous sleeves that is tied beneath the breasts
over a white pleated flowing undergarment. The rise
of the hood is much higher and impressive, and her
look is not one of dread, but of serenity and
complacency. Both figures hold hands out in front
with holes drilled in areas indicating that they once
held objects.
- (H.033)
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