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Object Number
28-1-20/C10082.7
Display Title
Toltec heads
Descriptions
Object Description
Figurine, portion, pottery
Inventory Description
Ceramic figurine sherds, molded anthropomorphic head and torso fragments, slit eyes and mouth, ear adornments, both have neck adornment with multiple seashells, torso has elaborate clothing with linear and geometric designs, red and white pigments, backsides plain with partial protrusion
Classification
- Sherd
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Toltec
- Teotihuacan IV
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Federal District
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Azcapotzalco
/
<City>
/
Azcapotzalco
Materials
Ceramic , Pigment
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of largest): 8.3 × 7.8 × 3.4 cm (3 1/4 × 3 1/16 × 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
C10082
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