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Head with modeled teeth, fragmentary headdress, traces of red paint over the white slip.
Idealized head
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Idealized head

Artist Maya Artist
Date680 - 750
Place of originChiapas, Mexico, North and Central America
MediumStucco with red paint
Dimensions8 15/16 x 7 7/8 x 5 1/4 in. (22.7 x 20 x 13.3 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Lawrence J. Cassard, M.D.
Object number1991.18.3
Collections
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