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Ceramic human figure head fragment
Mesoamerican; Teotihuacan
Ceramic human figure head fragment
Mesoamerican; Teotihuacan
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Ixtlan del Rio style hollow ceramic human figure / Mesoamerican; West Mexican

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Funerary sculpture. Ixtlan del Rio style. Hollow construction. Standing male musician with rasp and gourd resonator. Hunchback with hat. Painted articles of adornment include belt, face, and neck decorations.

Ixtlan del Rio style indicates the predominant style of ceramics associated with the workshops of the Ixtlan del Rio region of Nayarit, Mexico.

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Title(s): 
Ixtlan del Rio style hollow ceramic human figure
Culture: 
Mesoamerican; West Mexican
Date: 
300 BCE - 300 CE
Period: 
Late Preclassic
Place: 
Jalisco, Nayarit, México
Materials/Techniques: 
clay, slip, paint
Classification: 
Archaeological Objects
Object Type: 
Effigy
Accession No: 
54.3976
Department: 
Anthropology
Collection: 
Kravis Discovery Center
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