Teotihuacan
Miniature head and bust
Teotihuacan, 100-750
Physical Qualities
Mold-made earthenware, 2 9/16 × 1 7/8 × 3/4 in. (6.5 × 4.8 × 1.9 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Phyllis K. and A. Harvey Schreter, Baltimore
Object Number
1989.266
Flat fragment shows female dignitary with collar and earspools. Headdress is non-elaborate (sse also 1989.265). Triangular shaped face and eye treatment a Teotihuacan convention. The object could be part of a sculpture or may have functioned as a "guest" to a larger host figure.
