Figurine head | Yale University Art Gallery

A.D. 1–600

Medium: Ceramic
Dimensions: 1 1/2 × 15/16 × 15/16 in. (3.81 × 2.38 × 2.38 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Harvey Geiger, B.A. 1964, M. Arch. 1969, M.C.P. 1969
Accession Number: 2015.24.8
Geography: Mexico
Culture: Mexico, Teotihuacan Culture
Period: Early Classic Period
Classification: Sculpture
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Provenance

Acquired through inheritance from donor’s mother, who started collecting the objects through gifts and purchases starting in 1935 until 1960s.

Bibliography

"Acquisitions 2015," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin: Online Supplement (accessed December 1, 2015), 17

Object copyright

Additional information

Object/Work type

figurines, heads (representations)

noses

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