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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Stone Head
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Stone Head

Maker Maya culture (Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula)
Date600-950
Made/manufacturedYucatan, North and Central America
MediumLimestone
Dimensions6 1/2 x 4 x 4 5/8 in. (16.5 x 10.2 x 11.7 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Lawrence J. Cassard, M.D.
Object numberS-82-93
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DescriptionCarved stone head with grimacing mouth, lips pulled back, teeth exposed, wide flat nose, heavy lidded eyes, prominent brow, large headdress with central, vertical comb, extending down around face to chin, right side is squared off, as is bottom of jaw.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Maya culture
600-950
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Maya culture
550-830
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Maya peoples, Mexico/Guatemala, Usumacinta River region
600 - 800
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Olmec people, Mexico
1000-300 BCE
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Maya culture
700-850
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China
Northern Qi or Sui Dynasty, late 6th Century
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Totonac people
450-750
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Totonac people
600-900
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Maya culture
700-950
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Iatmul people
20th century