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Human effigy celt

300 B.C.–A.D. 300
Object PlaceGuerrero, Mexico
Medium/TechniqueGreenish-black diorite
Dimensions14.6 x 6.5 x 3.1 cm (5 3/4 x 2 9/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Landon T. Clay
Accession number1974.600
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsRitual objects
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1974, sold by Teochita, Inc., New York, to Landon T. Clay, Boston; 1974, year-end gift of Landon T. Clay to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 8, 1975)
A.D. 500–800
Human effigy figure
300 B.C.–A.D. 300
Celt
300 B.C.–A.D. 300
Miniature altar
A.D. 550–750
Eel or fish effigy
A.D. 1100–1550