Head of Xipe Totec

Veracruz, 400

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Veracruz

Head of Xipe Totec

Veracruz, 400

Physical Qualities Earthenware, 4 5/16 × 4 1/2 × 3 9/16 in. (11 × 11.5 × 9 cm.)

Credit Line Gift of Edith Black, Potomac, Maryland, in Memory of her Husband, Jack Black

Object Number 1997.267

with open mouth, closed eyes, a large hole through each ear lobe, a hole at either side of the crown, and a large square opening in the back of the head

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