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Human effigy
Veracruz
Classic period
A.D. 400–700
Object Place: Veracruz, México
Medium/Technique
Earthenware: black asphalt (bitumen) paint
Dimensions
Overall: 6.1 x 9 x 3.7 cm (2 3/8 x 3 9/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Margret Craver Withers
Accession Number1993.775
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CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFigurines
DescriptionHead of a large figurine decorated with black asphalt paint around the mouth, on the eyebrows and on parts of the hair. Fine lines are incised through the paint to indicate the strands of hair on the head and eyebrows.
ProvenanceMargret Craver Withers collection (acquired in Mexico and Guatemala) by 1972; to MFA, November 1993, gift of Margret Craver Withers.