Mold for a head
Mold for a head

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Mold for a head,

600–900

Maya
Late Classic Period
G606

Information

Title
Mold for a head
Dates

600–900

Medium
Orangeware
Dimensions
2.3 × 5.8 × 3.1 cm (7/8 × 2 5/16 × 1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Promised bequest of Gillett G. Griffin
Object Number
G606
Place Made

North America, Mexico, Chiapas, Maya area, Palenque

Culture
Mayan
Period
Late Classic
Type
molds, fragments, ceramics
Materials
ceramic
Subject
heads

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