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Double figure effigy
Toltec or Aztec
Postclassic period
A.D. 1200–1521
Object Place: México, Central Highlands
Medium/Technique
Earthenware: white pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 8.8 x 7.2 x 3.6 cm (3 7/16 x 2 13/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Margret Craver Withers
Accession Number1993.752
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFigurines
DescriptionMold-made, solid figurine depicting two conjoined figures. The figure on the left wears a V-shaped neck ornament and large circular ear ornaments. The figure on the right has a zoomorphic face with protruding nose and jaw, and wears a headdress composed of a two-part vertical protuberance at the top of the head and long flaps that cover the ears.
ProvenanceMargret Craver Withers collection (acquired in Mexico and Guatemala) by 1972; to MFA, November 1993, gift of Margret Craver Withers.