Figurine

60-14-2

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

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 60-14-2
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mexico (Central America) | Veracruz (Mexico) | Cerro de las Mesas
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Description

Fine red paste, polished. Possibly mold made (?). Compare with Drucker's Type II B figurines representing Monkey Beings. Has small triangular headdress on top of head, Monkey face, elongated ears. Hollow, only head is present.

Height 6.2 cm
Width 5.1 cm
Thickness 0.5 cm
Credit Line Cerro de las Mesas Expedition, F.G. Rainey and M.W. Stirling, 1960

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