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1917.53.363

Ceramic head

1917.53.363

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Collection type
Object
Description
Ceramic head
Long description
Pottery head with large ears.
Geographical reference
Mexico
Latin America and the Caribbean > Central America > Mexico
Valley of Mexico
Person
Field collector Edward Burnett Tylor
PRM source Anna Rebecca Tylor
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Teotihuacan
Date collected
March-June 1856?
Acquisition information
Donated: 1917
Materials and processes
Material Terracotta Pottery, Process Moulded
Dimensions
Length: max 27 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1917.53.363
Research and responses

The 108 heads seem to have be divided into rough groupings by LM. This was described as [1 of 10] "Heads [.354-363] with slit or coffee-bean eyes, various simple headdresses and ear ornaments". [CF 25/4/2001]

Search terms: Figure, Religion, Pottery

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