Teotihuacan
Head (fragment)
Teotihuacan, 100-750
Physical Qualities
Earthenware, red pigment, 3 7/16 × 2 11/16 × 1 in. (8.7 × 6.9 × 2.6 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Phyllis K. and A. Harvey Schreter, Baltimore
Object Number
1989.285
Flat fragment shows dignitary with elaborate headdress and earspools. Triangular shaped face and eye treatment a Teotihuacan convention. The object is clearly part of a larger sculpture, possible a censer or incensario.
