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Art of the Ancient Americas
Maker: Unknown
Head figurine
A.D. 750–1000
Ceramic, chapopote
12.3 × 10.5 × 6.8 cm (4 13/16 × 4 1/8 × 2 11/16 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Olsen
1958.14.47
Geography:
Made in Veracruz, Mexico
Status:
Not on view
Culture:
Mexico, Central Veracruz
Period:
Late Classic to Early Postclassic Period
Classification:
Sculpture
Bibliography:
George A. Kubler, ed., Pre-Columbian Art of Mexico and Central America (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1986), 83, 249, no. 140, fig. 75.
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
