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Stucco head with wide, flattened face, open mouth with well formed upper lip, prominent upper teeth (not defined though), lower lip is missing along with all the left side of face, nose is missing but nostril holes can be seen, right eye very shallowly defined; faded red pigment on remaining surface of face.
Stucco Head
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Stucco Head

Artist Maya Artist
Date500-800
Place of originYucatan Peninsula, Mexico, North and Central America
MediumStucco and pigments
Dimensions6 1/8 x 5 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. (15.6 x 14 x 8.3 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Lawrence J. Cassard, M.D.
Object numberS-82-65
Collections
Visual DescriptionStucco head with wide, flattened face, open mouth with well formed upper lip, prominent upper teeth (not defined though), lower lip is missing along with all the left side of face, nose is missing but nostril holes can be seen, right eye very shallowly defined; faded red pigment on remaining surface of face.
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