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Object Number 2016.22.586
Display Title Effigy
Descriptions
Object Description Effigy
Inventory Description Effigy, ceramic head with hat, carved and incised facial features
Classification
  • Effigy
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 3.6 × 2.1 × 2 cm (1 7/16 × 13/16 × 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2016.22.586, Mex., 586
Credit Line Gift of the Benjamin H. Bristol - Seth R. Boyden Artifact Collection from the Foxborough Historical Commission
Provenance
Owner Foxborough Historical Commission
Owner Benjamin H. Bristol
Collector Seth R. Boyden
Donor Donated by Foxborough Historical Commission (10/25/2016)

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