Teotihuacan
Head fragment of Huehueteotl
Teotihuacan, 100-750
Physical Qualities
Earthenware, 1 1/16 × 1 7/16 × 7/8 in. (2.7 × 3.6 × 2.2 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John J. McCavitt, Plantation, Florida
Object Number
1993.350
Head portion of solid clay applique representing Huehueteotl, the "Old God" of Central Mexico (household deity, 'fundamental god of the hearth'). This diminutive example shows recessed lips and absence of teeth; earspools, and netted cap.
