Teotihuacan
Head fragment of Huehueteotl
Teotihuacan, 100-750
Physical Qualities
Earthenware, 1 × 1 3/8 × 1 1/8 in. (2.5 × 3.5 × 2.8 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Ray Greene, Lutherville, Maryland
Object Number
1989.398
Head portion of solid clay figurine representing Huehueteotl, the "Old God" of Central Mexico (household deity, 'fundamental god of the hearth'). This diminutive example shows two lower teeth, large earspools, and false beard.
