/internal/media/dispatcher/790943/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailTemple effigy300 B.C.–A.D. 30014.3 x 10.7 x 5.2 cm (5 5/8 x 4 3/16 x 2 1/16 in.)MetadioriteHarriet Otis Cruft Fund1974.3141Stone sculpture depicting a columned building atop a pyramidal platform with central staircase and topped with a flat roof and roof "comb", the latter frequently decorated with painted or sculpted imagery relevant to the building's function. These building effigies are valuable sources concerning Mezcala architecture, of which no monumental buildings have survived because most were likely made of perishable materials which also may have been reused at a later date or intentionally destroyed during social and political upheavals.Ritual objects14.30000000005.2000000000606501