Head
Head

Currently not on view

Head,

500–600 CE

Teotihuacán
Early Classic Period (Metepec phase)
y1941-89

Information

Title
Head
Dates

500–600 CE

Medium
Molded ceramic
Dimensions
h. 5.9 cm., w. 5.5 cm., d. 2.2 cm. (2 5/16 x 2 3/16 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Gladys Davidson Weinberg
Object Number
y1941-89
Place Made

North America, Mexico, Central Mexico, Tenayuca

Culture
Metepec, Teotihuacán
Period
Classic, Early Classic
Type
fragments, ceramics
Materials
ceramic
Subject
heads

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