SculptureTeotihuacan7th-8th century

Small Head

600-800 CE

Description

Heart-shaped head with wrinkled, emaciated face and deeply set horizontal, almond shaped eyes and pursed mouth; nose broken. Top of head characterized by furrow between rounded forms, greyish-brown clay. Grooves outlining brows and radiating away from and below right eye suggesting an old and emaciated personage.

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Terracotta, mold-made

Culture

Teotihuacan

Century

7th-8th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

4.5 x 4.2 x 2 cm (1 3/4 x 1 5/8 x 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Unknown

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