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Figurine Head Fragment

1–550 CE

Central Mexico, Teotihuacán style, Classic period

Medium
molded earthenware with pigment
Measurements
Overall: 6.2 x 6.7 x 2.2 cm (2 7/16 x 2 5/8 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
The Norweb Collection 1951.162
Public Domain
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Showy rows of sculpted feathers may represent those of the shimmering green quetzal bird.

Description

The use of press molds at Teotihuacan permitted mass production of elaborately costumed human figurines. Lavishly ornamented headdresses are also worn by figures depicted on Teotihuacan's fresco-painted walls.

Figurine Head Fragment

1–550 CE

Central Mexico, Teotihuacán style, Classic period

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