Ceramic human figure head fragment / Mesoamerican

Essay/Description

Ceramic effigy fragment.

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Anthropology Item Information

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Title(s):

Ceramic human figure head fragment

Culture:

Mesoamerican

Date:

1300 - 1521 CE

Period:

Late Post-Classic

Place:

Central Mexico, México

Materials/Techniques:

clay

Classification:

Archaeological Objects

Object Type:

Figure Fragment

Accession No:

54.7631

Department:

Anthropology

Collection:

Kravis Discovery Center

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 0 31/50in. (1.6cm)
Width: 1 11/50in. (3.1cm)
Length: 1 17/25in. (4.3cm)

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. 54.7631. Kravis Discovery Center. 1300 - 1521 CE. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/547631 (05/26/2017).

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