Accession No
1948.2219
Description
Fragment from hollow anthropomorphic grey ware figure, depicting human head wearing a headdress. Facial features depicted with incised lozenge shapes for eyes, applied triangular nose and applied semicircles for mouth, applied ears with incised lines. Figure wears helmet like headdress with applied incised fillet on proper right side. Material is brown to grey in colour with blackened area across face, gritty temper.
Place
Americas; North America; Mexico; Veracruz; Medellin
Period
?Postclassic
Source
Bullock, T. W. I. [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1948.2219
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Display)
Was displayed as Type D?!.
Event Date
Author: Stephanie Chinneck
Description (Physical description)
Hollow grey-ware head, probably from a large figurine, having helmet-like headdress with an applied ornament on one side, eyes like Archaic Type A of the Valley.
Event Date 1948
Author: maa
Context (Display)
Formerly on display in Maudslay Gallery, Mexican figurine display, until 1985.
Event Date 1985
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Fragment from hollow anthropomorphic grey ware figure, depicting human head wearing a headdress. Facial features depicted with incised lozenge shapes for eyes, applied triangular nose and applied semicircles for mouth, applied ears with incised lines. Figure wears helmet like headdress with applied incised fillet on proper right side. Material is brown to grey in colour with blackened area across face, gritty temper.
Event Date 14/3/2025
Author: Stephanie Chinneck
FM:143842
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