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One of the most elaborate bone items from Grave 32 at Sitio Conte is a sperm-whale (Physeter macrocephalus) tooth carved in the round to represent a complex mythological creature, perhaps a version of the Crocodile God. The crouching figure’s head, eyes, mouth, hands, and feet were overlaid with hammered sheet gold.
Una de las más elaboradas piezas de hueso del Entierro 32 de Sitio Conte es un diente de cachalote (Physeter macrocephalus) esculpido con el fin de representar un complejo ser mitológico, quizás una versión del Dios Cocodrilo. La cabeza, los ojos, la boca, las manos y los pies de la figura agachada fueron cubiertos de oro martillado.
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