head, figurine

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human history

Description
Figurine head. 'Portrait' style. Mould made. Straight bare top, face narrowing towards chin. Back of head flat. Without ears or spools. High forehead. Eyes with lids in sockets with arched brows which meet above the bridge of the nose. Nose broad, mouth wide open. Chin and slender neck well defined. Broken obliquely at the neck. Traces of white pigment in pores of the face.
Accession Number
2012.19.228
Accession Date
10 Dec 2012
Other Id
16552 (Asset Register)
Department
Archaeology
Display Room
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Display location
Mass Display
Collection
Hyde
Primary Maker
unknown (Maker)
Period
Xolalpan/Teotihuacan Chronology
Metepec/Teotihuacan Chronology
Media
terracotta/inorganic material
pigment/colorant
Measurement Description
top of head to lower neck
Measurement Reading
34mm
22mm (across upper head)
19mm (nose to back of neck)
Style
Teotihuacán/Mesoamerican/Pre-Columbian/AAT
Last Update
31 Mar 2023

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