Figurine Fragment
87-42-616
From: Mexico (Central America)
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 87-42-616 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Toltec |
| Provenience | Mexico (Central America) |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Period | Toltec I |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Ceramic |
| Description | Terra cotta. Gouged eyes and mouth and applied roll around face. Primitive type representing the skin masked face of Xipi Totec, Our Lord the flayed, or of Centeotl, maize deity. Anciently attached to perishable body, decked with gear of indicative mask |
| Credit Line | Gift of American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, 1987 |
| Other Number | L-83-625 - Old Museum Number | 12236 incorrect - ANSP Number | Unknown - ANSP Number |
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