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Humanoid effigy head
Mexican (undetermined)
Postclassic period
A.D. 900–1521
Object Place: México, Central Highlands(?)
Medium/Technique
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 6.2 x 3.5 x 4 cm (2 7/16 x 1 3/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Margret Craver Withers
Accession Number1993.785
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFigurines
DescriptionEffigy head depicting an elderly humanoid face, perhaps a supernatural given the overly-large eyes and prominant brow ridge. The back of the head is highly concave, forming a half-circle, and the jaw line is well-smoothed. The head was attached to some larger object along its upper rear sides.
ProvenanceMargret Craver Withers collection (acquired in Mexico and Guatemala) by 1972; to MFA, November 1993, gift of Margret Craver Withers.