Head Carver: Unknown

A.D. 500–900

Art of the Ancient Americas

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center

Medium

Green stone

Dimensions

6.4 × 5 × 2.4 cm (2 1/2 × 1 15/16 × 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Olsen

Accession Number

1960.44.7

Geography

Mexico

Culture

Mexico, Mezcala, Guerrero

Period

Early Classic Period to Late Classic Period

Classification

Sculpture

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Fred H. Olsen (1891–1986), and Florence Quittenton Olsen, Guilford, Conn.; gift in 1960 to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Bibliography
  • George A. Kubler, ed., Pre-Columbian Art of Mexico and Central America (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1986), 94, 256, no. 171, fig. 91.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

human figures (visual works), sculptures

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