Head

Artist PRECOLUMBIAN MEXICO

Date600-750

MediumFired clay

ClassificationsVisual Works

Credit LineGift of Henry Schnakenberg

Object number1954.22.143

DescriptionGrey clay head depicts a female face. The headdress consists of a tight braid, directly beneath which is incised horizontal line. This line may represent a band of the headdress, as it fits over the forehead; the face has elongated eyes, a large chipped nose, an open mouth, and two broken earplugs. The entire head is hollowed out in the back; upper front of the wide cylindrical opening of an effigy was mold made.

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