Accession No
1946.51 E
Description
Double-faced head fragment from a handmade figurine. Faces feature incised angled brows; wide eyes with deep vertically dragged punctations as pupils; straight noses; straight mouths; and wide squared chins. The faces share an eyebrow and eye. Remnants of headdress or hair on top of head, decorated with multiple short incisions. Section of applied strip decorated with multiple rounded impressions runs down one side of neck from ear; perhaps indicating hair or tassel. Red fabric with burnished surfaces. Type D.
Place
Americas; North America; Mexico; State of Mexico; Valley of Mexico; Tlatilco
Period
Middle Preclassic
Source
Bullock, T. W. I. [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1946.51 E
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Written in pencil: 'D'.
Event Date
Author: Sophie Wardle
Context (Field collection)
Found: Tlatilco, near Mexico City.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Double faced Archaic female figurine, Type D.
Event Date 1946
Author: maa
Context (Display)
Exhibited: Archaeology Gallery, case 69, Clarke Gallery, 1984-2010. Displayed as Type D.
Event Date 1984
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Description (Physical description)
Double-faced head fragment from a handmade figurine. Faces feature incised angled brows; wide eyes with deep vertically dragged punctations as pupils; straight noses; straight mouths; and wide squared chins. The faces share an eyebrow and eye. Remnants of headdress or hair on top of head, decorated with multiple short incisions. Section of applied strip decorated with multiple rounded impressions runs down one side of neck from ear; perhaps indicating hair or tassel. Red fabric with burnished surfaces. Type D.
Event Date 13/1/2025
Author: Sophie Wardle
FM:305051
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