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Veracruz

Figure

Veracruz, 800-1199

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Veracruz

Figure

Veracruz, 800-1199

Physical Qualities Gray-brown earthenware, black paint, traces of red and orange paint, 16 1/8 × 7 5/16 × 5 11/16 in. (41 × 18.5 × 14.5 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Edith Black, Potomac, Maryland, in Memory of her Husband, Jack Black
Object Number 1991.229
Fragment of a large figure with broken headdress. Appliqued necklace and ear spools, broken, pupils indicated by black paint. 2 squares cut in the back, one on the head and one on the torso.

Inscribed: '5994' written in black on the back.

Culture

Veracruz

2000–2000

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