Figurine

60-14-4

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

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 60-14-4
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mexico (Central America) | Veracruz (Mexico) | Cerro de las Mesas
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Description

Gritty paste, possibly painted black. Handmade with applique decoration. Compare with Drucker's Tky Type IV A figurines, "Rancho de las Animas Type" head with fragmentary headress, applique earrings and necklace, slit eyes, and missing nose and mouth. Shoulders and round thick arms are present. Rest of Body is missing.

Height 5 cm
Width 5.9 cm
Thickness 2.9 cm
Credit Line Cerro de las Mesas Expedition, F.G. Rainey and M.W. Stirling, 1960

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