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Art of the Ancient Americas
Effigy hacha with recessed eye, open mouth, and raised jaw line, pierced at the temple,
600–900
Maya
Late Classic Period
1998-452
Information
Title
Effigy hacha with recessed eye, open mouth, and raised jaw line, pierced at the temple
Dates
600–900
Medium
Stone
Dimensions
25.2 × 20.7 × 3.2 cm (9 15/16 × 8 1/8 × 1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of John B. Elliott, Class of 1951
Object Number
1998-452
Place Made
North America, Mexico or Guatemala
Culture
Period
Type
Materials
Acquired by John B. Elliott (1928-1997), Princeton NJ; bequest to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1998.
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"The checklist of the John B. Elliott Bequest," Record of the Princeton University Art Museum 61 (2002): p. 49-99.
, p. 84 - Gillett G. Griffin and Matthew Robb, "Pre-Columbian Art: A Selection from The John B. Elliott Collection," Record of the Princeton University Art Museum 61 (2002): 26–35., pp. 32–33, cat. no. 5 (illus.)
