Xochipala and Olmec
Figurine head
Xochipala, 1200-500
Scroll
Physical Qualities
Earthenware, red pigment, white slip, 2 × 1 7/16 × 1 1/16 in. (5.1 × 3.6 × 2.7 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John J. McCavitt, Plantation, Florida
Object Number
1993.387
Head of figurine made of solid, sandy clay. Fleshy face, modeled features, drilled eye and mouth openings. Face is covered with a thick white slip reminiscent of Las Bocas or Morelos style Olmec figures. Long, loose coiffure is incised and painted red. Unpainted headband. Head is noticably deformed. Nose sightly damaged. Small, drilled ear spools.
