Ceramic figure fragment of a humanoid face with headdress / Mesoamerican; Toltec

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Humanoid face with headdress.

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Anthropology Item Information

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Title(s):

Ceramic figure fragment of a humanoid face with headdress

Culture:

Mesoamerican; Toltec

Date:

800 - 1200 CE

Period:

Early Post-Classic

Place:

Central Mexico, México

Materials/Techniques:

clay

Classification:

Archaeological Objects

Object Type:

Mold-Made Anthropomorphic Figure

Accession No:

54.7314

Department:

Anthropology

Collection:

Kravis Discovery Center

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Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 1 17/100in. (3.0cm)
Width: 1 17/20in. (4.7cm)
Length: 2 25/32in. (7.1cm)

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Tags:

Art, Central Mexico, ceramics, effigies, effigy, effigys, man, Mesoamerica, Mesoamerican, Mexican, México, pot, pottery, Precolumbian, Pre-Columbian, sculpture

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 figure fragment of a humanoid face with headdress. 54.7314. Kravis Discovery Center. 800 - 1200 CE. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/547314 (05/26/2017).

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