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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Bust of Godess of Childbirth
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Bust of Godess of Childbirth

Maker Totonac people (Mexican)
Date600-900
Made/manufacturedVeracruz, North and Central America
MediumCeramic
Dimensions9 x 5 1/2 x 6 in. (22.9 x 14 x 15.2 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Lawrence J. Cassard, M.D.
Object numberC-82-111
On View
Not on view
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DescriptionRaised head, broken at neck with partial of shoulder left, rounded features with open mouth, large lips, wide spaced teeth (possibly to represent filing), hooked nose, shallow eyes appearing as slits, large ears, rough forehead and crown (probably broken off headdress).
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