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Human effigy head
Human effigy head

Human effigy head

A.D. 900–1200
Object PlaceMéxico
Medium/TechniqueEarthenware: cream slip paint
DimensionsOverall: 7.9 x 7 x 3 cm (3 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Margret Craver Withers
Accession number1993.793
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsFigurines
Collections
ProvenanceMargret Craver Withers collection (acquired in Mexico and Guatemala) by 1972; to MFA, November 1993, gift of Margret Craver Withers.
Warrior effigy
300 B.C.–A.D. 300
Female effigy
300–100 B.C.
Female effigy
300–100 B.C.
Man carrying a child
300 B.C.–A.D. 200
Standing female effigy
100 B.C.–A.D. 200
Warrior effigy
AD 600–750
Seated male hunchback effigy
200 B.C.–A.D. 300
Human effigy
600–200 B.C.
Human effigy
300–100 B.C.
Kneeling female effigy
300 B.C.–A.D. 300