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Human effigy celt
Human effigy celt

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
Bird effigy staff head
A.D. 500–1550
Staff head
A.D. 500–1550
Llama effigy
A.D. 1450–1550
Restricted
A.D. 1100–1550
Shell effigy staff head
A.D. 1000–1530