Figurine

60-14-3

From: Mexico (Central America) | Veracruz (Mexico) | Cerro de las Mesas

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 60-14-3
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mexico (Central America) | Veracruz (Mexico) | Cerro de las Mesas
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Description

Fine paste, unpainted, possibly mold made (?). Compare with Drucker's Type II B figurines representing Monkey Beings. Has headdress, monkey-like face, head is hollow, only front is depicted neck fragmentary and solid.

Height 6.7 cm
Width 5.1 cm
Thickness 2 cm
Credit Line Cerro de las Mesas Expedition, F.G. Rainey and M.W. Stirling, 1960

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