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Human effigy head
Jalisco
Late Preclassic period
300 B.C.–A.D. 200
Object Place: Jalisco, México
Medium/Technique
Earthenware: traces of white slip
Dimensions
Overall: 7.6 x 6.4 x 5.3 cm (3 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Margret Craver Withers
Accession Number1993.811
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFigurines
DescriptionAmeca-Etzatlán-style solid figurine head with natural manganese staining of the dark red clay. Nostrils and earflares have deep punctations, and the eyes and decoration of the head wrap are indicated by deep slashes in the clay. Traces of white slip remain in the headdress, earflares, mouth and at the sides of the prominant nose.
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)