head, figurine

On display

human history

Description
Figurine head. Mould made. On a frame. Textured turban headdress. The top and one side of the frame broken off. Earspools with rims and raised central dots are intact. Lidded and rimmed eyes, down-turned nose. Straight, open, lipped mouth. Imperfect narrow chin. Wearing a collar style neck ornament of three plain bands, two finer and the lowest thicker.
The surviving section of frame extends from the top turban edge down to the neck break, a wider piece projecting out at earspool level. Back rough concave. Broken below collar. White pigment on the front and back. Patch of red on the collar (and possibly the back, though the red and black may be a result of firing or weathering).
Accession Number
2012.19.441
Accession Date
10 Dec 2012
Other Id
16552 (Asset Register)
Department
Archaeology
Display Room
Mass Display

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Display location
Mass Display
Collection
Hyde
Primary Maker
unknown (Maker)
Period
Metepec/Teotihuacan Chronology
Media
terracotta/inorganic material
pigment/colorant
Measurement Description
top of turban to below collar
Measurement Reading
58mm
71mm (across frame to turban edge)
23mm (nose to back of head)
Style
Teotihuacán/Mesoamerican/Pre-Columbian/AAT
Last Update
31 Mar 2023

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