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The painted designs on her cheeks may have once framed a jade bead that would have been suspended from the hole in her nasal septum. Elaborate earrings may have originally hung from her ears. The floral forms of the nose embellishments suggest pleasantly fragrant breath, while the white flowers made of shell, displayed next to the woman, were likely ear ornaments and conveyed similar ideas about pleasing sound.\n","remarks":"AAA2_20-T6-2_CLA_FA_9_17_25.pdf - Day 1 installation"}],"datebegin":600,"sortnumber":"2005   65 a    b","published_date":"2026-02-11 11:44:30.380635","objectid":47566,"dimensions":"28.9 × 15.4 × 22.5 cm (11 3/8 × 6 1/16 × 8 7/8 in.)","on_view":true}