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Zoomorphic (?) element

Mesoamerican
Classic to Postclassic periods
A.D. 200–1550
Object Place: México

Medium/Technique Earthenware
Dimensions Overall: 6.1 x 3.7 x 2.1 cm (2 3/8 x 1 7/16 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Margret Craver Withers
Accession Number1993.802
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFragments

DescriptionZoomorphic element broken from a larger object, perhaps a figurine. Solid, hand-modeled, slab ceramic object.
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)