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Object Number
11-39-20/C5840
Display Title
Heads of terracotta figures
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ceramic figurine sherd, molded anthropomorphic head, headdress with linear design, slit eyes, two raised circles on forehead, ear adornments, backside plain, red pigment on face and headdress, loss below neck
Classification
- Sherd
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
Additional Geographic Terms
Valley of Mexico
Materials
Ceramic , Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 3.2 × 4.1 × 1.7 cm (1 1/4 × 1 5/8 × 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
C5840; 6; IV
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