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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Human-head mace head
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Human-head mace head

Maker Costa Rica, Caribbean Watershed
Date300-500
Made/manufacturedNorth and Central America
MediumStone
Dimensions2 1/2 x 3 5/8 x 3 1/2 in. (6.4 x 9.2 x 8.9 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Irvin Ebaugh
Object numberS-74-24
Collections
DescriptionSpherical mace head with cylindrical hole carved from top to bottom in center. Human face carved into one side with large beak like nose, jutting mouth, shallow depressions for eyes, large nubbins for ears, back carved with vertical grooves (possibly hair).
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