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Abstract human effigy
Mezcala
Late Formative to Early Classic periods
300 B.C.–A.D. 300
Object Place: Guerrero, Mexico
Medium/Technique
Diorite
Dimensions
8 x 4 x 1.3 cm (3 1/8 x 1 9/16 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Landon T. Clay
Accession Number1974.599
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFigurines
DescriptionAbstract rendering of a standing human effigy figure, carved from a celt form. The figure's arms fall stiffly at his/her side.
ProvenanceBy 1974, sold by Teochita, Inc., New York, to Landon T. Clay, Boston; 1974, year-end gift of Landon T. Clay to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 8, 1975)