Accession No
1946.51 F
Description
Head fragment from a handmade female figurine. She wears a headdress, perhaps a turban, decorated with diagonal incisions and overlapping applied pellets on one side. Face has prominent modelled brows that join in the middle to form a 'V'-shape; wide eyes with punctations as pupils; pointed nose; straight, slightly open mouth; and almost pointed chin. Small ears. Orange in colour; with remnants of applied red surface coloration, possibly cinnabar. 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 F
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery; ?Cinnabar
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Field collection)
Found: Tlatilco, near Mexico City.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Head of archaic female figurine, Type D.
Event Date 1946
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Head fragment from a handmade female figurine. She wears a headdress, perhaps a turban, decorated with diagonal incisions and overlapping applied pellets on one side. Face has prominent modelled brows that join in the middle to form a 'V'-shape; wide eyes with punctations as pupils; pointed nose; straight, slightly open mouth; and almost pointed chin. Small ears. Orange in colour; with remnants of applied red surface coloration, possibly cinnabar. Type D.
Event Date 13/1/2025
Author: Sophie Wardle
FM:305052
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