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.
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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