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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Idealized head
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Idealized head

Maker Maya people, Mexico, Chiapas, Palenque
Date680 - 750
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
On View
Not on view
Collections
DescriptionLate Classic Period: Head with modeled teeth, fragmentary headdress, traces of red paint over the white slip.
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