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Object Number
2004.29.6633
Display Title
Stone head, US Coast Survey
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: Mexico (State of Guerrero) Stone head. Natural size. From ruined Teocalli, State of Guerrero. 1854. From A.M. Harrison. U.S. Coast Survey. The coarse rubies which formed the eyes were lost. Fashioned into a pin by A.M.H.
Department
Photographic
Date
ca. 1854
Artist
Capt. Alexander Medina Harrison
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
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Mexico
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Guerrero
Additional Geographic Terms
Teocalli
Dimensions
Overall: 10.4775 × 6.35 cm (4 1/8 × 2 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Capt. Alexander Medina Harrison
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