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<p>[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 4473939, member: 76316"]She is ~14½" tall, ~6" across her hair, ~4⅜" across her arms; weight is ~199 grams.</p><p><br /></p><p>The previously post's referenced symbols (on the back of her head) have 2 vs her 3 lines, and pointed inner ends vs curved... Gotta be some hierarchical significance there, I believe.</p><p><br /></p><p>This seems a much more sophisticated rendition of the (otherwise quite similar) previous effigy. Granted there are no beads, nor other decorative flourishes...but are they different due to being separated in time, or geography...or culture? Their fundamental symbolic similarities are most intriguing to my unskilled mind.</p><p><br /></p><p>All illumination of these, their cultural origins and/or indicators of age, etc will be very gratefully received and acknowledged...and Thanks!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]387628[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]387629[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]387630[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]387631[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]387632[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 4473939, member: 76316"]She is ~14½" tall, ~6" across her hair, ~4⅜" across her arms; weight is ~199 grams. The previously post's referenced symbols (on the back of her head) have 2 vs her 3 lines, and pointed inner ends vs curved... Gotta be some hierarchical significance there, I believe. This seems a much more sophisticated rendition of the (otherwise quite similar) previous effigy. Granted there are no beads, nor other decorative flourishes...but are they different due to being separated in time, or geography...or culture? Their fundamental symbolic similarities are most intriguing to my unskilled mind. All illumination of these, their cultural origins and/or indicators of age, etc will be very gratefully received and acknowledged...and Thanks! [ATTACH=full]387628[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]387629[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]387630[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]387631[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]387632[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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