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Teotihuacan

Miniature head and bust

Teotihuacan, 100-750

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Teotihuacan

Miniature head and bust

Teotihuacan, 100-750

Physical Qualities Mold-made earthenware, red pigment, 2 15/16 × 2 5/16 × 7/8 in. (7.5 × 5.8 × 2.3 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Phyllis K. and A. Harvey Schreter, Baltimore
Object Number 1989.273
Flat fragment shows dignitary with elaborate headdress (unpainted, Quetzal bird tassel ornament on proper left) and earspools. Triangular shaped face and eye treatment, a Teotihuacan convention. The object is likely part of a larger sculpture, tyically, an "enthroned figure."

Culture

Teotihuacan

2000–2000

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