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Animal Head



Terracotta

2 11/16 x 2 5/8 x 1 15/16 in. (6.8 x 6.7 x 4.9 cm)

Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number: 2004.20.3
Acquisition Date: 1972
Geography: North and Central America, Mexico
Classification: Fine and Visual Arts; Sculptures; Terracottas
Collection: Hobson Pittman Collection

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  • animal art - Works of art in any medium in which an animal or animals are the primary focus; includes real and imaginary animals.
  • clay - Naturally occurring sediments that are produced by chemical actions resulting during the weathering of rocks. Clays are composed of hydrated aluminum silicates, such as Kaolinite, Illite, Palygorskite, Attapulgite, Bentonite, and Montmorillonite. Small amounts of other minerals can change the color (white, yellow, brown or red) and texture of the clays. Clays may include all earths that form a paste with water and harden when heated.
  • faces - The front part of the head of a human or animal; in vertebrates, the area of the head on which the sense organs of vision and smell as well as the mouth and jaws are located. In humans, the face extends from the forehead to the chin; the term may also be used to describe the part of the front of the head below the forehead, from the eyebrows to the chin.
  • figures - Representations of humans, animals, or mythical beasts, in any medium.
  • figurines - Three-dimensional works that represent humans, animals, or mythical beasts at less than half life-size. While the term may be used interchangeably with "statuette" in certain situations, it differs in that a statuette is always free-standing while a figurine may be part of a larger work, such as a decorative detail on a candelabra or mirror.
  • heads - Representations of the heads of humans, animals, or mythical or legendary beings.
  • terracotta - A baked or semi-fired material that is usually a mixture of clay, grog, and water; it has been used for pottery, statuettes, lamps, roof tiles, and cornices since ancient times. It may be glazed prior to firing. To produce an item, terracotta is molded or shaped, dried for several days then fired to at least 600 C. It is fireproof, lighter in weight than stone, and usually brownish red in color.
  • terracottas - Sculptural works, vessels, or structural forms made from terracotta, a fairly coarse, porous clay product that when fired typically assumes a reddish or orange brown color, and often is left unglazed. When possible, for indexing use a more specific term, created locally by combining the material term plus a more specific object name, such as "terracotta" + "figurines."

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<ref name=BMC>cite web |url=http://triarte.brynmawr.edu/objects-1/info/152629 |title=Animal Head |author=Bryn Mawr College Library Special Collections |accessdate=3/28/2024 |publisher=Bryn Mawr College</ref>

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