Figurine

60-14-85

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

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 60-14-85
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Olmec
Provenience Mexico (Central America) | Veracruz (Mexico) | Cerro de las Mesas
Culture Area Central American
Period Preclassic
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Iconography Human
Description

fragment, gritty,coarse paste, handmade, human head body? missing, wears headdress with appliqued ornament, squarish face, eyes three punctations places in arc, nose prominent, modeled, nostrils formed by punctation, mouth open, lips protrude slightly

Height 7.4 cm
Width 5.3 cm
Thickness 4.3 cm
Credit Line Cerro de las Mesas Expedition, F.G. Rainey and M.W. Stirling, 1960

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