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Smiling human head
Object Number 986-26-20/26142
Display Title Smiling human head
Descriptions
Object Description Smiling human head. flat hollow, clay head face tilted upward. open slit between teeth and heart shaped upperlip. helment-shaped headdress has ornamental lines. earrings are flat disks with a point dot in the middle. Slit on the back of the head. referred to as smiling figure head.
Inventory Description Ceramic effigy head, part of larger figure, flat features
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Veracruz
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 16.7 x 15 cm (6 9/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 986-26-20/26142

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