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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Notched hacha of divine head
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Notched hacha of divine head

Maker Totonac (Mexican)
Date450-750
Made/manufacturedNorth and Central America
MediumCarved basalt
Dimensions5 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. (13.3 x 8.3 x 10.8 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Lawrence J. and Eileen Cassard, M.D.
Object numberS-82-94
Collections
DescriptionStone hacha for ball player that sits on large belt in the form of a head with large, bulbous forehead and crown, skeletal features, prominent cheek bones, small jaw, protruding teeth, small flat nose, hook at top back of head
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