Polychrome Effigy Vessel with Pseudoglyphs

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About the object

Anthropomorphic figure. The band/diadem worn on the back of the head is divided into 12 rectangles with perpendicular lines running from top to bottom and vice versa, as well as horizontal lines separating each vertical line within the rectangles, forming a cross-like pattern. There are 8 red semicircles with a dot inside them in the area behind the right arm. Around the neck are 4 inverted or open red semicircles, with small circles at their centers. The back features a figurative spinal column. The decoration behind the left arm consists of 5 stepped pyramidal elements, each containing an oval with a dot inside, all painted red. The figure is seated with crossed legs and wears a cape covering the shoulders and a kind of tunic. In total, there are 10 pseudoglyph blocks of regular size on the front; 3 large pseudoglyph blocks in the neck area, between two red bands that divide the neck area and beneath the crown of the head; 4 pseudoglyph blocks on the rear right side (2 large and 2 very large); and 4 pseudoglyph blocks on the rear left side (2 large and 2 very large).