Figurine
49-5-94
From: Mexico (Central America)
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 49-5-94 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mexico (Central America) |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Ceramic |
| Iconography | Human Figure |
| Description | Black slip. Elaborate detail. Seated human with twined serpent, long, narrow, designed headdress. Borad face, heavy eyebrows, protruding nose, high cheekbones. Lips and mouth clearly depicted. Serpents's head reaching man's chin. Arms seperate from body. Wrists, fingers, toes shown clearly. Snake designed, has eyes, mouth. Whole object of cylindrical shape. Round base decorated. Reverse side slightly shaped. Smooth. Toolmarks. Light color. Hollow. Chip off base at left. |
| Length | 25 cm |
| Width | 8.1 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 7.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Carl A. Oldach and Mrs. E. M. T. Hansen, 1949 |
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