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Figurine Head

100 BCE–300 CE

Mexico or Central America, Maya

(?)
Medium
pottery
Measurements
Overall: 5.4 x 4.3 x 3.7 cm (2 1/8 x 1 11/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener 1990.157
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
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A reddish-brown pottery sculpture depicts a fragmented human head with scattered black pigment. The figure has wide, almond-shaped eyes and a broad nose above an open mouth with thick lips. On either side, large ears hold circular ornaments. Ridged hair or a headpiece sweeps back from the forehead, which features a small central protrusion. Broken at the neck, the sculpture highlights defined facial features and a textured headpiece.

Figurine Head

100 BCE–300 CE

Mexico or Central America, Maya(?)

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