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Shaman seated on a bench
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Americas
Shaman seated on a bench
Shaman seated on a bench
Tumaco-La Tolita, Colombia-Ecuador border
100 BCE-100 CE
Clay
H: 21.5; W: 12.7; D: 14.5 cm
Gift of Bee Hoffman, Jerusalem
Accession number:
B07.1821
Arts/Americas
Photo © Israel Museum, Jerusalem, by Ofrit Rosenberg
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