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Human effigy head
Maya
Middle to Late Preclassic Periods
500–200 B.C.
Object Place: Guatemala, Southern Highlands or Pacific Coast
Medium/Technique
Earthenware: traces of orange and red pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 5.7 x 5.3 x 2.9 cm (2 1/4 x 2 1/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Margret Craver Withers
Accession Number1993.784
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFigurines
DescriptionSolid, hand-modeled human head broken from a figurine. Traces of orange pigment on the face, especially on the proper lower left cheek, and traces of red pigment in the mouth and on the proper left ear. Pupils and nostrils were made by deep punctates.
ProvenanceBy 1972, acquired in Mexico or Guatemala by Margret Craver Withers (b. 1907 - d. 2010), Boston; 1993, gift of Margret Craver Withers to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 17, 1993)