Figurine

87-42-383

Location: On Display in the Mexico and Central America Gallery

From: Mexico (Central America)

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 87-42-383
Current Location Mexico and Central America Gallery - On Display
Culture Mezcala
Provenience Mexico (Central America)
Culture Area Central American
Date Made 500 BCE-200 CE
Section American
Materials Diorite (uncertain)
Iconography Standing Figure
Description

Standing figure with arms flexed and hands opposed. Knob on top of head. Features in low relief. Eye-sockets deeply drilled for inlay. Diagonal incision on each cheek.

Height 12.07 cm
Credit Line Gift of American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, 1987
Other Number 11984 - ANSP Number | L-83-161 - Old Museum Number

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