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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Head of Ruler
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Head of Ruler

Maker Maya culture (Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula)
Date600-950
Made/manufacturedNorth and Central America
MediumStucco with red pigment
Dimensions10 1/2 x 7 x 4 1/4 in. (26.7 x 17.8 x 10.8 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Lawrence J. and Eileen Cassard, M.D.
Object numberS-82-66
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DescriptionStucco head with rounded features, large mouth with heavy lips; broad flat nose, eyes are puffed out with bottom half cut away, making appearance of double eye lids; heavy headdress with large thick brow band, central circular medallion with raised center and radiating grooves. (from accession worksheet)

White stucco molded over coarse aggregate; traces of red paint on the face, blue on headdress band. (from UFG publication)
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