Human effigy head
A.D. 300–800
Object PlaceVeracruz or eastern Oaxaca, México
Medium/TechniqueEarthenware: traces of dark red pigment
DimensionsOverall: 7.7 x 8.5 x 4 cm (3 1/16 x 3 3/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Margret Craver Withers
Accession number1993.792
On View
Not on viewClassificationsFigurines
Collections
ProvenanceMargret Craver Withers collection (acquired in Mexico and Guatemala) by 1972; to MFA, November 1993, gift of Margret Craver Withers.
A.D. 680–780
650–750 AD
A.D. 650–800
200 B.C.–A.D. 300
A.D. 600–750
A.D. 400–550
A.D. 400–550
A.D. 400–550
500–200 B.C.
200 B.C.–A.D. 100
A.D. 618–907
A.D. 618–907