Teotihuacan
Miniature head
Teotihuacan, 100
Physical Qualities
Buff earthenware, 1 11/16 × 2 11/16 × 7/8 in. (4.3 × 6.8 × 2.2 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Phyllis K. and A. Harvey Schreter, Baltimore
Object Number
1989.272
Flat fragment shows dignitary with elaborate headdress (unpainted) and earspools. Triangular shaped face and eye treatment a Teotihuacan convention. The object could be part of a sculpture or may have functioned as a "guest" to a larger host figure.
