Grotesque applique head
Grotesque applique head

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Grotesque applique head,

400–800 CE

Zapotec
possibly Classic Period
y1964-52

Information

Title
Grotesque applique head
Dates

400–800 CE

Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
h. 7.0 cm., w. 7.0 cm., d. 3.3 cm. (2 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 1 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Eleanor Bowman, in memory of her father, William James Jarrard Bowman, Class of 1888
Object Number
y1964-52
Place Made

North America, Mexico, Oaxaca, Central Valley of Oaxaca

Culture
Zapotec
Period
Classic
Type
fragments, ceramics, grotesques
Materials
ceramic
Subject
faces

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