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

Stone Head

Artist Maya Artist
Date600-950
Place of originYucatan Peninsula, Mexico, 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
Collections
Visual 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.
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