Ceramic human figure head fragment of fertility goddess with child / Mesoamerican; Aztec

Essay/Description

Fertility goddess with child.

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Title(s):

Ceramic human figure head fragment of fertility goddess with child

Culture:

Mesoamerican; Aztec

Date:

1300 - 1521 CE

Period:

Late Post-Classic

Place:

Central Mexico, México

Materials/Techniques:

clay

Classification:

Archaeological Objects

Object Type:

Figure Fragment

Accession No:

54.7289

Department:

Anthropology

Collection:

Kravis Discovery Center

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Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 0 47/50in. (2.4cm)
Width: 2 3/25in. (5.4cm)
Length: 3 13/16in. (9.7cm)

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adornment, Art, Central Mexico, ceramics, child, clothing, effigies, effigy, effigys, female, headdress, Mesoamerica, Mesoamerican, Mexican, México, pot, pottery, Precolumbian, Pre-Columbian, sculpture, woman

Effigy fragments are typically collected in archaeological contexts. They are generally the broken remains of larger figurines, statuettes, rattles, whistles, and other ritual or adornment paraphernalia.

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Ceramic human figure head fragment of fertility goddess with child. 54.7289. Kravis Discovery Center. 1300 - 1521 CE. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/547289 (05/26/2017).

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