figurine head, ceramic. Mould made. 'Tlaloc'. Wearing segmented headdress with ears and chin strap, and eye-rings. Top and sides of ears broken off. Ears defined by a raised outline with feather-like border. Top of helmet has seven vertical rows of bar-like elements and a band of overlapping discs with a 'button' at the centre across the forehead. The chin strap is made of three rows of overlapping discs with three 'buttons' in a vertical row beneath the chin.

L1004 (LA Museum number)

16552 (Asset Register)

Archaeology

applied arts west, decorative arts, Ancient Worlds